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started as copied text from one of his books. its really rough, but it will get better shortly.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 02:50, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have added 2 new sections to this article: Personal Life and Career. The Personal Life sections talks about his personal story, which is the main subject of his works, and the Career section comments on his most well-known published works and his career as a college professor. There is still more that can be added, including more in-depth information about each of his novels and more about his career as a professor and administrator, for which he has received numerous awards and has held many different positions. Iibarra24 (talk) 05:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
the page said he had eight siblings but in his book "The Circuit" he says it is dedicated to his seven sisters and brothers, so I changed the page to say he is the second oldest of eight siblings. One may have died or he may have been mad at one of them and left them out, I'm not sure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Cronky Crank (talk • contribs) 21:49, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
