| Edition |
First Scribner trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
409 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Reading group guide included. |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : Scribner, 2003. |
| Summary |
In her extraordinary bestseller, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc immerses readers in the intricacies of the ghetto, revealing the true sagas lurking behind the headlines of gangsta glamour, gold-drenched drug dealers, and street-corner society. Focusing on two romances, Jessica's dizzying infatuation with a hugely successful young heroin dealer, Boy George, and Coco's first love with Jessica's little brother, Cesar, Random Family is the story of young people trying to outrun their destinies. Jessica and Boy George ride the wild adventure between riches and ruin, while Coco and Cesar stick closer to the street, all four caught in a precarious dance between survival and death. Friends get murdered; the DEA and FBI investigate Boy George; Cesar becomes a fugitive; Jessica and Coco endure homelessness, betrayal, the heartbreaking separation of prison, and, throughout it all, the insidious damage of poverty. |
| Subject |
Urban poor -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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Youth -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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Youth -- Drug use -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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Inner cities -- New York (State) -- Case studies.
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Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
0743254430 paperback |
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