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Book Description
This story is about real people in a real time. It starts in the 1800Os with Art RodriguezOs great grandmother, Lydia, who was sixteen years old, and Chico, who was twenty-six years old. It is a true love story. You will experience their relationship and the problems young lovers encounter. Share in their life, their sonOs life, and the familyOs move to the United States from Chiapas, Mexico.
About the Author
Art Rodriguez was born in San Jose California in 1949 to Jose Edmundo Rodriguez and Mildred Wiggins at San Jose Hospital. He has two bothers and one sister. At the time of his birth his parents lived on San Fernando Street. He started school at Gardner Elementary when his family lived on Spencer Street, in San Jose's West Side. At the age of 8 years old, his parents bought a house on Virginia Place in San Jose's East Side. He attended Mayfair, now known as Cesar Chavez Elementary School. Lee Mathson was his junior high school. Then he went to William C. Overfelt High School. During his junior year at Overfelt High School, Art Rodriguez was involved in a crime and was sent to the California Youth Authority, Preston School of Industries. He received his high school diploma even though he did not earn it. After three years he was released and worked at various jobs unsure of what he wanted in life. In 1985 after having many difficult experiences, he started a business, Number "1" Disposal in San Jose. Now that his children help in the responsibility of managing his business, it now gives Art Rodriguez time to follow his recently discovered passion, writing.
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