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Also by Oscar Hijuelos:

Empress of the Splendid Season, October 2025
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Our House in the Last World, April 2024
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Thoughts Without Cigarettes, June 2011
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Beautiful Maria Of My Soul, June 2010
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The Mambo Kings Play Songs Of Love, April 2010
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Dark Dude, September 2008
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Mr. Ives' Christmas, December 2003
Paperback
Our House In The Last World, September 2002
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DARK DUDE
By: Oscar Hijuelos

He didn't say good-bye. He didn't leave a phone number. And he didn't plan on coming back - ever.

Atheneum
September 2008
On Sale: September 16, 2008
448 pages
ISBN: 141694804X
EAN: 9781416948049
Hardcover
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In Wisconsin, Rico could blend in. His light hair and lighter skin wouldn't make him the "dark dude" or the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. The Midwest is the land of milk and honey, but for Rico Fuentes, it's really a last resort. Trading Harlem for Wisconsin, though, means giving up on a big part of his identity. And when Rico no longer has to prove that he's Latino, he almost stops being one. Except he can never have an ordinary white kid's life, because there are some things that can't be left behind, that can't be cut loose or forgotten. These are the things that will be with you forever.... These are the things that will follow you a thousand miles away.

For anyone who loved The Outsiders -- and for anyone who's ever felt like one -- Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos brings to life a haunting choice and an unforgettable journey about identity, misidentity, and all that we take with us when we run away.

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