| Description |
viii, 308 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
A Branch Avenue boys novel |
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Ellis, Shelly.
Branch Avenue boys novel.
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| Note |
"Dafina". |
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Includes a reading group guide. |
| Summary |
"Derrick. Ricky. Jamal. One's responsible; one's still a player; one's upwardly-mobile. Sentenced to the Branch Avenue Boys' Youth Institute at twelve, they grabbed the chance for better futures. They stayed tight even when their lives diverged--but the times...they are a-changing. New deputy mayor Jamal is anti-corruption, which means severing ties with Ricky, now a "criminally-adjacent" businessman. But political power plays and unrequited love will lead Jamal to a lethal choice. Ricky doesn't mind running a front for DC's biggest drug dealer, but when he pursues a sexy customer at his strip club and discovers she's a cop, any wrong move could end Ricky's good times permanently. Now the Institute's new leader, Derrick is torn between his job and his fiancée, Melissa. But when a cute new instructor who supports him and his mission arrives, he wonders if he should leave Melissa behind, not the Institute. However, this dilemma is nothing compared to a problem brewing right under his nose, and the fallout will strike at the heart of the three friends' bond--and put more than their survival on the line." -- page [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Fiction.
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Male friendship -- Fiction.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN.
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Male friendship. (OCoLC)fst01006633
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| Genre/Form |
Urban fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Urban fiction. (OCoLC)fst01750222
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| ISBN |
9781496718952 (trade pbk.) |
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149671895X (trade pbk.) |
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