Monday, November 18, 2019

Street God by Dimas Salaberrios



In this autobiography Dimas Salaberrios shares his struggles and the dangers he faced during his involvement in gang warfare in New York City.  As his gang vied with other gangs for power and control of the streets, Salaberrios went from feeling at the top of his game one day, to being shot at and robbed the next.  Salaberrios gives us a detailed account of his life before he turned towards Christianity and away from a life in the streets. 

The author maintains a fast pace throughout most of Street God,  but in the final chapters slows down to a snail's pace to explain his religious journey and his founding of a new church in the Bronx.  Students who have enjoyed Tyrell, Homeboyz and We Were Hereand are ready for a riveting biography,  should be sure to pick up this one.--Claudio Leon


Salaberrios, Dimas. Street God. Austin: The Fedd Agency, Inc. 2014. Print

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