Bodega Dreams
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Book 3, Eulogy
Themes
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Latinx Immigrants and Broken Dreams
Crime, Wealth and Activism
Religion, Sexism, and Poverty
Loyalty, Solidarity, and Community
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Julio Mercado
Willie Bodega
Sapo
Edwin Nazario
Nancy “Blanca” Saldivia
Veronica “Vera” Vidal
Deborah “Negra” Saldivia
Alberto Salazar
Aaron Fischman
John Vidal (Vera’s husband)
Claudia
Nene
Roberto Vega
Mr. Blessington
Julia de Burgos
Geran
Fat Tony Salerno
Popcorn
Terms
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Nuyorican
Symbols
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Drugs
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Bodega Dreams
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Ernesto Quiñones
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Introduction
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Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Book 1, Round 1
Book 1, Round 2
Book 1, Round 3
Book 1, Round 4
Book 1, Round 5
Book 1, Round 6
Book 1, Round 7
Book 1, Round 8
Book 1, Round 9
Book 2, Round 1
Book 2, Round 2
Book 2, Round 3
Book 2, Round 4
Book 2, Round 5
Book 2, Round 6
Book 2, Round 7
Book 2, Round 8
Book 2, Round 9
Book 2, Round 10
Book 2, Round 11
Book 2, Round 12
Book 3, Eulogy
Themes
All Themes
Latinx Immigrants and Broken Dreams
Crime, Wealth and Activism
Religion, Sexism, and Poverty
Loyalty, Solidarity, and Community
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Julio Mercado
Willie Bodega
Sapo
Edwin Nazario
Nancy “Blanca” Saldivia
Veronica “Vera” Vidal
Deborah “Negra” Saldivia
Alberto Salazar
Aaron Fischman
John Vidal (Vera’s husband)
Claudia
Nene
Roberto Vega
Mr. Blessington
Julia de Burgos
Geran
Fat Tony Salerno
Popcorn
Terms
All Terms
Nuyorican
Symbols
All Symbols
Drugs
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Nuyorican is a portmanteau of “New Yorker” and “Puerto Rican” that’s used to describe Puerto Rican immigrants in New York. The word was originally used as an insult until Puerto Rican residents in East Harlem…
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