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Summary: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz has crafted a compelling collection of linked short stories featuring Yunior, a Dominican immigrant growing up in poverty in New Jersey. Doesn't sound appealing? That's what I thought. But this book has some important things to say about the fabric of America today. Watch the video to find out more!