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Domingo martinezs memoir, the boy kings of texas, is nominated for a national book. He has read pieces from the boy kings of texas on this american life and an essay about being chosen as a 2012 national book award finalist on all things considered. The boy kings of texas is its authors first book, and was nominated for this years national book award for nonfiction. Then on wednesday he woke up to find himself nominated for the national book award for nonfiction for his book, the boy kings of texas. An excerpt from the boy kings of texas was nominated for a 20 pushcart prize. Yesterday morning im lying in bed and the phone rings. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Having grown up in the rio grand valley of south texas, along the texas mexico border where the bulk of this comingofage story is set, i swooned with vertigo at the dizzying accuracy of the landscape, people, culture, politics, violence, poverty, and dark humor that domingo martinez depicts in his stunning memoir the boy kings of texas. Hilarious if sarcastic discord marks the boy kings of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the boy kings of texas. Martinez delivers a lyrical and unblinking account of family life in the border town of brownsville, texas. The author, domingo martinez is, as far as i can tell, about five to ten years older than i am. The characters in martinezs memoir are brutal as often as they are lovable.
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