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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	Oktober 2000
Genre:	Romane, Erzählungen, Gedichte
	c 1990 to c 1999 / East L.A.;Streetfighters;Mexico;Caesars Palace;Vegas;heroine / FICTION / City Life / FICTION / Crime / Fiction# general & literary / Los Angeles / Relating to early adulthood / TOPICAL / Teen
ISBN:	9780802137371
EAN-Code:	9780802137371
Verlag:	Ingram Publishers Services
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 209 mm / B 139 mm / D 21 mm
Gewicht:	368 gr
Seiten:	320
Illustration:	Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
Bewertung:	Titel bewerten / Meinung schreiben

Inhalt:

What It Takes to Get to Vegas has been described by The Arizona Republic as "a juicy tale of ambition, passion and grit that is as much fun to read as a good trash talk session with your best friend". Growing up among the championship hopefuls and alleyway gladiators of East L.A., Rita Zapata sees in boxing a ticket to something better. At eighteen, she's earned the title "Queen of the Streetfighters". Then she meets Billy, an enigmatic, intense fighter from Mexico, who begins systematically clawing his way to the top. Their passionate connection gives Rita two things she's never had: real love, and respect in the neighborhood. From the alleys off Cesar Chavez Avenue to the carpeted suites of Caesars Palace, Rita learns exactly what it takes to get to Vegas, as Billy turns out to be the best thing that has ever happened to her -- and the worst. In exuberant prose sparkling with wicked wit, Yxta Maya Murray has given us a sass-talking, big-hearted heroine with a story we will not soon forget.