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I am A Taxi, Paperback / softback Book

I am A Taxi Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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FOR TWELVE-YEAR-OLD DIEGO AND HIS FAMILY, HOME IS THE SAN SEBASTIAN WOMEN`S PRISON IN COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA.

HIS PARENTS FARMED COCA, A TRADITIONAL BOLIVIAN MEDICINAL PLANT, UNTIL THEY GOT CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GOVERNMENT`S WAR ON DRUGS.

DIEGO`S ADJUSTED TO HIS NEW LIFE. HIS PARENTS ARE LOCKED UP, BUT HE CAN COME AND GO: TO SCHOOL, TO THE MARKET TO SELL HIS MOTHER`S HAND-KNITTED GOODS, AND TO WORK AS A "TAXI," RUNNING ERRANDS FOR OTHER PRISONERS.

BUT THEN HIS LITTLE SISTER RUNS AWAY, EARNING HIS MOTHER A HEAVY FINE.

THE DEBT AND DAWNING REALIZATION OF HIS HOPELESS SITUATION MAKE HIM VULNERABLE TO HIS FRIEND MANDO`S PLAN TO MAKE BIG MONEY, FAST.

SOON, DIEGO IS DEEP IN THE JUNGLE, WORKING AS A VIRTUAL SLAVE IN AN ILLEGAL COCAINE OPERATION.

AS HIS SITUATION BECOMES MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS, HE KNOWS HE MUST TAKE A TERRIBLE RISK IF HE EVER WANTS TO SEE HIS FAMILY AGAIN. काळीकटट रातर.... मिटट काळोख आणि घनदाट जगल; पायाखालची अनोळखी वाट तडवत दिएगो चालत होता. तो कठ जातोय, काय करणार याची तयाला काही कलपना नवहती. जगलातन माकडाचया भयाण किकाळया कानावर पडत होतया, बडकाच करकशय डरावऽ डरावऽ ऐकन पोटात कालवत होत. ह अस भयाण जगल तयान आजवर कधी पाहिलही नवहत. पहाडी भागातला हा मलगा, द-याखो-यात तयाच लहानस कटब राहायच. पण काळान असा काही घात कला की, सार कटबच तरगाचया चार भितीआड रवाना झाल. दिएगोही तरगातच राहायचा, शहरातलया तरगात. शहरभर पायाला चाक लावन फिरायचा. तया तरगात रातर झाली तरी दिवस सरायचा नाही, रातरभर तरगातल दिव उजळायच, पहारकरणी काठया आपटत इकडन तिकड फिरायचया, कोठडयाचया दाराना घातलली कलप उघडायची - बद वहायची. चावयाचा किलकिलाट कानावर पडायचा. तयात तरगातली कचची-बचची रातरी भोकाड पसरायची, कदी महणन जगणा-या तयाचया आयाही ओरडायचया, रडायचया.

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