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Check out these selections written by neighborhood authors

Crime junkies RUSH

by Kim Wozencraft

The novel follows rookie cop Kristen Cates who becomes embroiled in police corruption and drugs in Pasadena, Texas. While trying to survive as a junkie, Cates creates a bogus case and becomes a target for murder. LHHS alumna Kim Wozencraft loosely based her novel on her personal experience as an undercover cop during the War on Drugs. The book was adapted to a major motion picture in 1991.

Sports lovers

CHAMPION OF THE BARRIO

by R. Gaines Baty

R. Gaines Baty writes the memoir of his father, Buryl Baty. In 1950, Baty became the head football coach at Bowie High School in El Paso where he shaped the lives of the players, all Mexican Americans from the Segundo Barrio [Second Neighborhood.] He fought bigotry and helped the players navigate through the time period’s prejudices.

Story by MARISSA ALVARADO

Entrepreneur

IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME: HOW TO TURN BEING UNDERESTIMATED INTO YOUR GREATEST ADVANTAGE

By Arlan Hamilton

If you’re an entrepreneur wanting to start a business, look no further for inspiration. Arlan Hamilton shares how she worked her way from a tour manager to running a multimillion-dollar investment company. You can also listen to the audiobook, which Hamilton reads herself.