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

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Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
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This New York Times bestseller intimately depicts urban life in a gripping book 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 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.

Charting the tumultuous cycle of the generations-as girls become mothers, boys become criminals, and hope struggles against deprivation-LeBlanc slips behind the cold statistics and sensationalism and comes back with a riveting, haunting, and true story.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780743254434
ReleaseDate 2004-02-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743254434

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780743254434
ReleaseDate	2004-02-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780743254434

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

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