Random Family : Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx

English

ISBN: 0743254430

EAN: 9780743254434

Category: Social Science / Sociology / General/Biography & Autobiography / General/Social Science / Sociology / Urban/Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family/Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness/

Publisher: Scribner

Release Date: 01/20/2004

Synopsis: This New York Times bestseller intimately depicts urban life in a gripping novel that slips behind cold statistics and sensationalism to reveal the true sagas lurking behind the headlines of gangsta glamour.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 romancesJessicas dizzying infatuation with a hugely successful young heroin dealer, Boy George, and Cocos first love with Jessicas 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. Charting the tumultuous cycle of the generationsas girls become mothers, boys become criminals, and hope struggles against deprivationLeBlanc slips behind the cold statistics and sensationalism and comes back with a riveting, haunting, and true story.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books – null  National Book Critics Circle Awards – null  New York Times Editors Choice – null  Original Voices Award – null 

Random Family : Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.12 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.38 inches

Weight: 14.29 oz

Pages: 432