D Town: A Hard Lesson of Life

By Ruben Anuario

Inspired to find a solution to the never ending issues with gangs and drugs in our youth's society. D Town is a story about a young man learning to make the right decisions while dealing with the peer pressures off bad influences. You will find everything emotion in this novel from action to suspense, to love and remembrance the loss of a loved one. Most of all you will find positive endures and at the same time keep you guessing if the main character will seek revenge looking for his father's killer and if he will ever leaving the bad lifestyle he lives in.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496920591

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© 2014 Ruben Anuario. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 06/24/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-2060-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-2059-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014910963

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Contents

About the Book

Brownsville, Texas Early 80s

Falfuirias, Tx Immigration Check Point

9 years later 1989

Matamoros, Tamaluipas Mexico

Huntsville, Texas

Dallas, Texas

About the Author

This book is dedicated to today’s youth…… only you are responsible for your actions.

About the Book

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Inspired to find a solution to the never ending issues with gangs and drugs in our youth’s society. D Town is a story about a young man learning to make the right decisions while dealing with the peer pressures of bad influences. You will find every emotion in this novel from action to suspense, to love and remembrance the loss of a loved one. Most of all you will find positive endures and at the same time keep you guessing if the main character will seek revenge looking for his father’s killer and if he will ever leaving the bad lifestyle he lives in.

-Adrian Martinez (Chito) was working out doing some sit-ups while he was in jail. He stops and looks at the sunrise through a small window in his cell.

I like to see the sunrise every morning……… not sure why, it’s not like I’m going anywhere soon. I guess I just like to know that it’s a new day with new opportunities… even for me in this place.

Life in prison is a bitch……… but you get used to it somehow as the days go by.

I also was once told that our consequences are measured by our actions…… I had to learn that the hard way.

-and bows his head on the window.

Brownsville, Texas Early 80s

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-It was one late afternoon, a possum walks by the creek, Chito, 8 years old and his little homie Froggy, about the same age (Kevin Lozano) were trying to hit it with a slingshot but keep missing.

Damn homes, you suck at shooting, said Chito to Froggy.

I’m going to get him, watch! said Froggy… and he shot him by the tail. Haha, got his ass!

Then Chito saw a big bull frog and says, I bet you can’t hit that.

Don’t want to, said Froggy, I like frogs, that’s why they call me Froggy and because I’m so jumpy, wachala ese. And jumps at Chito.

Ah come on ese, said Chito.

-Froggy was always a tough kid. He didn’t have a father and his mother was always drunk and at the bars.

All of the sudden they hear, Adriancitoooo, Adriancitoooo. Chito’s mom was calling him (Guadalupe Martinez).

Mom, I don’t like you calling me Adriancito, I’m not a baby anymore. Call me what my homies call me; Chito.

Ok CHITO! Now go get your dad so we can eat dinner, said Lupe.

Ok mom, said Chito.

-El Flaco (Carlos Martinez) and his homies (Los South Siders) were out on the street in front of Victor’s mechanic shop drinking beer and smoking weed (Oye como va by Santana) music playing in the background. Chito and Froggy crept up on them over the fence.

Hey Dad, Mom said dinner is ready and to come and eat said Chito.

Ok son, I will be there in a little bit, now go on said Flaco.

Ya llege mi heyna said Flaco. What’s for dinner mamacita?

I made some arroz con pollo, your favorite, papi said Lupe.

Orale, smells delicious Flaco said.

They had a very strong love and promised to be together forever.

Flaco goes to wash up and sees Chito in the restroom. Hey mijo, I don’t want you going around checking me and los homies out when we are drinking.

But you do it dad. Why is it good for you but not for me? asks Chito.

Because I am stupid and you’re not son, you’re smart, you have your whole life ahead of you. I want you to go to school and be somebody in life. Just do as I tell you and take my advice son; you can be a lawyer or an architect if you want to and make some real money. Not like me working in a hot mechanic shop, said Flaco.

Lupe sends them to the convenience store for a coke to eat dinner. Orale chicos, go get a coke for dinner, and gave them some money.

-Across town there was the rival gang of the 13th Street Locos. The leader was Casper (Tony Valdez). He had a 13th with a crown tattooed on his right hand. Everyone had the 13th tattooed but only Casper had

Reviews for D Town

[eevers_6 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The imagination and artistry in Wiesner's books is astonishing. The actions of these frogs and their effects on the night-time world open the creativity of ones imagination! I LOVE the final page about Wednesdays!!! :)

[hreilly_16 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This wordless book by David Wiesner is simply beautiful. His illustrations are so full of expression and fun that although there are no words, it would be a great book to share with young children and really anyone! It follows the story of a certain pond-full of frogs on a certain Tuesday having a great night. The frogs suddenly realize that they can fly and have a lot of semi-mischevious fun. They chase dogs, watch television, and confuse people to no end. I thought the end with the pigs beginning to fly was great because it makes you wonder a little bit. If certain things only happen when pigs fly, what happens when frogs fly?

[supendleton · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A fun adventure! One Tuesday evening, frogs begin flying around on lily pads. The people don't notice, but in the morning lily pads litter the town- the people can't figure out the mystery. The next Tuesday, pigs start to fly.

[calvetti_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is MY KIND OF BOOK!!! The only text in this book is a couple of time marks - noting what time of day it is, and what day of the week it is. Other than that - it is all illustrations. And it is up to the reader to decide what is going on in the book. The illustrations are dark and ominous. They show frogs riding on leaves, coming into your town, coming into your home, chasing your dog!!! What are these frogs doing? The story could change every time. This book is beyond cool.

[smiler69 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A wordless story about a strange Tuesday night when suddenly all the frogs in the pond start floating up on their lily pads and travel through the nearby village in one great big flock, shocking humans and dogs along the way. An amusing premise and great illustrations. This Caldecott Medal winner definitely deserves the prestigious award.

[pocketmermaid · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very strange little children's picture book. Mostly wordless. The story here is in the bizarre images. I was first exposed to this book in a children's literature class years ago, and revisited it again when I saw it in the library. Always wonderful.

[rslynch_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Even though this is a picture book, it still tells a great story. The pictures are beautiful as well.

[reneepesheck · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The book Tuesday by David Wiesner follows a somewhat dream like story of frogs on lily pads flying through the air. The illustrations are stunning, and the only text that occur are times of day. I think that this would be great to use in a classroom to initiate conversation, and to work on developing a class text.

[elisemt-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Stunning. Playful. Dreamy. Funny. Frogs. It is clear why Tuesday is often included in books about Children's Literature. It is a truly unique and imaginative (and ALMOST wordless) book that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

[karinaw_19 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Personal Response:This was an extremely entertaining book. My favorite image is of a frog, after the adventure, sitting on a lily pad drumming his fingers and looking extremely bored because his life is now boring after such an adventurous night. The expressions on the frogs are so expressive that you really feel like you know what they’re thinking.Curricular/Programming Connections:Have children create a picture book with something magical happening to animals. Have children create any kind of wordless picture book.

[matthewbloome · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Just like the Mysteries of Harris Burdick, this invites a lot of interesting storytelling as the reader attempts to narrate the strange happenings. I like this and Flotsom, Secotr 7 and many of his others for their whimsy. These books are fun to go through with reluctant readers, since they can walk in the reader shoes without being worried with text.

[claireforhan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

On Tuesday evening, around 8:00, frogs rise up on their lily pads and explore a neighborhood while most everyone is asleep. This book has very few words, and a couple distinct times that events occur through out the night, so the story is told mainly through pictures. The pictures are really wonderfully detailed and very interesting to examine. A creative story that makes you wonder, am I sure that this doesn't happen on Tuesday at 8?

[sconne7 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I found this book to be very interesting. I think it is neat how you can tell what is going on in a story based off of pictures and very few words. The colors are also well chosen. The emphasis on blues and greens throughout the story exemplifies the presence of the frogs and their habitat. There is also a lot of mystery portrayed within the book because there is no answer as to exactly what the author/illustrator was trying to convey or why and how the frogs got to where they are. This book could be beneficial to students who do not enjoy reading. It could be a useful tool as a teacher to give this book to students who do not like to read so that they can get something out of this book and maybe begin to enjoy reading again.

[cfmichel_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Caldecott Medal Award - This wonderful book about frogs tells the story through pictures. Frogs in swamps, on lily pads, in town, all until morning comes! Tuesday night is their time to celebrate. Can make a tuesday tradition in class!

[francescadefreitas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic art - in this book of very few words, frogs suddenly lift off, and eerily float through the world exploring. Every page has some hilarious detail, I love the frog who ignores the lure of the television for that of landscape art.The realistic pictures are a delightful contract to the fantastic subject - each frog has personality oozing out its pores.

[nieva21 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I thought this was hilarious and I believe the kid in all of us will as well. I love how the frogs travel around on lilypads... or rather fly throughout the book. Who says you need words to feel their carefree spirit? 

[phoenixcomet · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Charming picture book about flying frogs on one Tuesday night. Wonderful, whimsical animation.

[silvergal76 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is thoroughly told through its pictures, with very little text, perhaps less than ten words, appearing in the book. But the lovely imagery tells of the adventures hundreds of flying frogs have as they soar through the air on a Tuesday night... and next Tuesday it's the pigs turn. I found this book to be adorable, and endearing. One of my favorite scenes was seeing the frogs floating on their lily pads watching television next to an elderly woman who has fallen asleep in her rocking chair. I would have my class write about what else they thought animals did while the rest of the world sleeps. I would also have them think about where they would go if they could fly, and have them illustrate it for me.

[annedria · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Tuesday is a picture book that has very few words. It starts out Tuesday evening and ends the next morning. During the middle of the night the frogs are flying on their Lille pads. This book is interesting because it leaves the reader to decide the story because there are few words. At the end of the night it suggests will pigs fly? I loved this book. The pictures were wonderful and it made me laugh to see the frogs being “wild.” The pictures are wonderful. This book would be a good book to share with the class and then each student write in their journals what they thought the book’s meaning was. Another fun activity would be for each student to draw a picture of pigs flying and doing something “wild” and then put all the pictures together and create a book.

[mrcmyoung · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Frogs take their lilypads out for a night of joyriding and the magic ends when the sun comes up. An artistic expression of pure joy and imagination, Wiesner's gift is reminding us how to see the world through the eyes of a child.

[bereneezypie · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Tuesday written and illustrated by David Wiesner, is almost a chronicle of how a seemingly ordinary Tuesday turned bizarre when frogs start floating on lily pads, causing a lot of people to freak out. One of the last pages contains the words “Next Tuesday, 7:58 P.M” with a picture of pigs flying on the opposite page. What I enjoyed about this book was that, much like The Red Book by Barbara Lehman, there was virtually no text. The pictures had to carry most of the weight of the storytelling.

[dayehsensei · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This wordless fantasy focuses on the mysterious flight of frogs in a suburban neighborhood on a Tuesday night. Students will love the amazing illustrations and the simplicity of this tale that appears to have no moral or deeper meaning. This book is a great way to spark imagination and ideas for students writing or illustrating their own fantasy stories.

[jingjing_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It is a good fantasy and scientific fiction book. Frogs ride lily pads as magic carpets to transport them to places. Their activities happen every Tuesday night from 8:00 to early morning next day. Very interesting book for children to read. Age: Primary/ IntermediateMedia: gouache

[shelbyweryavah · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Tuesday evening, a turtle notices some more than fishy business going on at the swamp. It was froggy business to be exact. These frogs turn UFO! They torment all the birds and a dog. A man thinks he is crazy while having a midnight hotdog. They even take over an older lady’s living room to watch television while she is sleeping. The police find themselves with a hard case of lily pad evidence on Wednesday morning. If anyone needs to know, pigs fly next Tuesday.I love this book! I could never find a book that was a “real” picture book. I love how you can create the story with your own imagination. The students and I will each create our own story using mainly pictures like this story. We will make each story into a bound book and present them to the class. If there are any words in the stories, they have to be from previous and present spelling words.

[tnelson725 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It's a Tuesday and a group of frogs are giving the gift of flight. They disrupt a man who is eating a sandwich, a laundry, and watch an older lady's television. They scare a dog that would probably try to eat them if the circumstances were different. The book ends with the frogs landing back in their pond and the same thing happens the next Tuesday at the same time.This is a neat wordless picture book with simple watercolors that perfectly compliment the story. I thought it was really funny to see a frog admiring the picture in the lady's house.I would have students recreate this story in their journal to see what they received and retained from the story. I would then ask them what else out of the ordinary would make a fun story. As a class, we would create our own story.

[kdemott_2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful illustrations. A nice twist on storytime, rather than reading to the kids, have them tell YOU the story through the illustrations.

[jjohlend · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's Tuesday night (around eight), and the lily pads start floating; bringing the frogs on a hilarious adventure. It's easy to see why this book was awarded the Caldecott medal; Wiesner's beautiful, often full spread, watercolor paintings draw the reader along with barely a word. The frogs float along, drawing surprise from other animals as they zoom by. The frogs themselves enjoy their ride through town, and even stop in an elderly lady's home to watch her telly while she sleeps. However, the adventure comes to a close as morning draws near, with the frogs hopping back to the pond, leaving their no-longer-floating lily pads behind to confound all the humans. The delight of this story is told completely through the pictures (the only words let you know what time it is), with great emotion portrayed in the frogs. And, as a parting gift, we are left with "next Tuesday," and the image of pigs beginning their flights into our imaginations.

[aridy_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

On Tuesday night strange things happen. Frogs suddenly can fly and take over the night. Once Wednesday comes though, the frogs must go back to their swamp home. What will happen next Tuesday night, flying pigs?

[dylantanner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Tuesday around 8 frogs start floating from the swamp. As more and more descend on a quiet town magical events happen Weisner style. As morning breaks the placid fliers return to the swamp as if nothing ever happened. Wordless Picture BookI love David Weisner so much. His details are so subtle and hilarious, there is a sense of magic but not at the expense of play.Students in our room flock to Weisner's books, and love pouring over them to see all the extras. It's not uncommon to see a kid authentically start laughing out loud during SSR reading one of his books.

[katherine.boykins · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Something strange comes with Tuesdays in this city. This Tuesday in particular as the sun sets, frogs begin to fly on lily pads. They fly all over the city, into peoples' homes and through clothes lines. When the sun begins to rise on Wednesday, every thing returns to normal, except now there are lily pads everywhere. I wonder what will happen next Tuesday...This wordless picture book was very amusing. This book could be used for many things. Teachers could have student practice predicting what will happen to the frogs and they could practice inferring what they think the pigs will get into next Tuesday. Students could also add their own story to the pictures.