The name of the author of my bloody life, reymundo sanchez, is a pseudonym to insure anonymity of the author. The making of a latin king kindle edition by sanchez, reymundo. Unfortunately, the people who need to hear this message the most will probably never read this book. The lexile titles database contains certified lexile measures for over 260,000 english fiction and nonfiction trade book titles from hundreds of publishers.
Kids books, books for children the scholastic parent store. Its very interesting and very different to other books. His father, who was 74 when reymundo was born, died when reymundo was five years old, and reymundo was constantly beaten and sexually abused by relatives until he moved with his mother and her husband to chicago when he was seven. My bloody life by reymundo sanchez overdrive rakuten. Custom my bloody life essay paper essay reymundo sanchez, the author of my bloody life, narrates about his life from the time he was born at the back of the pickup truck in puerto rico to the time he leaves the latin kings gang after twenty one years. My bloody life is a book that i like and would highly recommend it to mature readers. The lexile framework for reading public schools of robeson.
Carolyn meyer is the acclaimed author of more than fifty books for young people. My bloody life is reymundo sanchezs frank memoir of growing up as a member of the latin kings, chicagos largest and most violent latino gang. Sanchez uses a pen name in this horrifying memoir to protect. The author of the book, reymundo sanchez, was a lost boy disowned by a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my bloody life. I still remember the day i found out that i was a vampire, its clear in my mind to this day. How to use lexiles to help students findabook this. Similar to the reading framework, the listening framework is a scientific approach to measuring both students listening ability and complexity of audio materials on the same lexile developmental scale. I took each basket from my library and scanned the bar code on the books using scholastic book wizard free mobile as well as the level it 3. On the morning of april 2, 1865, jefferson davis, president of the confederacy, received a telegram from general robert e. If you have parent help, take advantage because this is a big task that took a few weeks. The latin kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in america, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, selfrespect, and nearly his life. Blood is thicker lexile find a book metametrics inc.
All you need is a books author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. Me before you movie tiein by jojo moyes, paperback. The making of a latin king is an autobiography by reymundo sanchez a pseudonym about his life as a teenage street gang member in chicago. The making of a latin king summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching my bloody life. Reymundos main purpose for this book is based the truth of the gangs existence in our societies and. Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, reymundo sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex, and was left to fend for himself before age 14. Theres an absolute shitload of books with a score above 1100, and. My bloody life is a great story thats made me imagine everything that it described but for readers who do not like violence and ebonics words than this book is not the type of book for you. Sanchez uses a pen name in this horrifying memoir to protect others, he claims, but since he admits to multiple felonies, including murder no statute of limitations, its obviously for selfprotection as well. Her many awardwinning novels include mary, bloody mary, an aba pick of the lists, an ncsscbc notable childrens trade book in the field of social studies, and an ala best book for young adults. The making of a latin king new ed by reymundo sanchez isbn.
I grew up in humboldt park on california and lemoyne and i lived through what was happening. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. The making of a latin king is a story written by reymundo sanchez a pseudonym. Essay paper essay reymundo sanchez, the author of my bloody life, narrates about his life from the time he was born at the back of the pickup truck in puerto rico to the time he leaves the latin kings gang after twenty one years. Reymundo opens a readers eyes to the gang world by explaining his. How to use lexiles to help students findabook this summer.
This book is also my attempt to make the brothers and sisters in gangs realize that the gang leaders are living the good life at their expense. Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, reymundo sanchez. After he discovers an article about a girl who drowned, twelveyearold derek is on a quest to learn the truth about the girl and why the article is in his atti. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Chapter 1 from the story my bloody life by storywriter19 lisa with 1,239 reads. If a brother wanna get ahead, he gotta use every minute to better himself. My bloody life 2001 is an account of sanchez reymundo recollecting the memories of his up growing as a latin kings member, the chicagos largest and violent gang.
For your reference, we provided these my bloody life the making of a latin king quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. I just finished reading this book, it brought back memories. His father, who was 74 when reymundo was born, died when reymundo was five years old, and reymundo was constantly beaten and sexually abused by relatives until he moved. Summers finally here, and derek fallon is looking forward to pelting the ups truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly investigations.
Jan 01, 2000 in the book my bloody life by raymundo sanchez. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. I was 11 years of age and i was at my primary school, rosary primary school. Life as a rating in the modern royal navy by bridgman, mbe stephen isbn. In what is ultimately a very sad story, the young boy who is the target of his parents violence turned into a violent young man with no education or skills. Theres an absolute shitload of books with a score above 1100, and quite a lot of them are very good. The making of a latin king is an autobiography by reymundo sanchez a pseudonym about his life as a teenage street gang member in chicago the author of the book, reymundo sanchez, was a lost boy disowned by a physically abusive mother and stepfather and sent to live with a stepbrother who could not care less whether he came home or not. Family relations under the social process theories, family relations are a large determinant of behavior. The reason is that some details are very graphic and can be considered disturbing. Reymundo sanchez, while not the lil loco that he writes about, is a former latin king who draws from his own experiences and those of his friends to write about the life of lil loco. The latin kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in america, became his refuge and his world. Reymundo opens a readers eyes to the gang world by explaining his personal experiences and through his friends experiences. There are many events that brings memories good and bad.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. If you want to know whether a specific book is within a students lexile range, you can use our quick search feature l ocated on our lexile find a book tool. Sanchez tries to teach readers about the dangers of being a gang member. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. How to use lexiles to help students find abook this summer young people and parents may come into your library this summer with an endofgrade test report and lexile measure in hand and ask you to help them find books in a lexile range that match their interests. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Teachingbooks the short and bloody history of spies.
It is not an attempt to glorify any one gang or its members actions. The latin kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs. This is an actual detailed description about a young boy coming up in the world of drugs and gangs. My favorite character was lil loco because he was the main character. It was a normal day at school and as usual i was being bullied off of a guy named eddie watson. The following information should help you assist patrons in these requests.
Silver in the blood lexile find a book metametrics inc. Level your classroom library by lexile easy teaching tools. A sad, sanguinary, and clumsy account of life and death among chicagos puerto rican street gangs. My bloody life is by no means a justification for gang involvement or gang crime. When the peaceful life of ancient redwall abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat. Author biography my bloody life the making of a latin king. I hope to have my phone fixed this weekend for better future videos. I like it because involves and gives you the bad side of a city. A good nights sleep is essential for keeping our minds. The grim grotto a series of unfortunate events, book 11 by lemony snicket persuasion penguin classics by jane austen the carnivorous carnival a series of unfortunate events, book 9 by lemony snicket the autobiography of malcolm x. At the beginning of my bloody life, reymundo sanchez is living in puerto rico with his mother, who was 16 at the time of his birth.
My bloody life goodreads meet your next favorite book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Louisa clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary lifesteady. The making of a latin king is an autobiography by reymundo sanchez a pseudonym about his life as a teenage street gang member in chicago the author of the book, reymundo sanchez, was a lost boy disowned by a physically abusive mother and stepfather and sent to live with a s. Abuse leading to gangs there are many stories of people who grow up doing bad things and hurting people, and then years after they tell their stories of the mistake they did and how it affected them. Til about the lexile scoring system anyway, your query is a bit too broad to answer in any useful fashion. The last grand duchess, a new york times bestseller. I hope this book can save the life of at least one kid. Nor is it intended in any way as the confession of one persons crimes.
Conflicted family lack of supervision poor school performance lack of lovingcaring parent and child relationship child abuse symbols gang colors are black and gold 3 or 5. They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose. White lilacs, an ala best book for young adults, an. To learn how to license the lexile titles database to provide lexile measures for titles in your product or service, visit licensing the lexile titles databse.
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