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An inspiring autobiography of an African-American man from his event-filled life growing up poor in South Carolina and later in Cincinnati, through enrolling in the Army during World War II and earning a degree at the Sorbonne in France, and then his decades long life in New York City as a father, leader in the Communist Party, and a dedicated friend of many.

It's the South Bronx of the 1960s, a neighborhood teetering on change. The young Puerto Rican boy David Perez is living in the Millbrook housing projects, about to be transferred to St. Luke's Catholic School, where he's already attended catechism and asked if God "e;popped out of nowhere."e;So begins Prez's delightful and engaging "e;memoirito,"e; a novella-like tale that follows Prez playing neighborhood games like "e;Find the Belt"e; and navigating his way through a school populated by a chalk-throwing nun and a trio of desperadoes known as the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Prez becomes an altar boy for a very novel reason, which eventually leads to his first date. He wants "e;to be a man"e;-even before he's a teenager. Being cool and tough are life's aspirations (or so he thinks), and being the smartest guy in school isn't something to brag about. WOW! adds a fresh chapter to the colorful chronicles of Latinos living in the United States-complex, layered, y lleno de sabor. WOW! was one of the winners in the Comedy Category of the 2012 Latino Books Into Movies Awards. The book was also a Finalist in Multicultural Non-Fiction for the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.