Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
ISBN-13:
9780743254434
ISBN-10:
0743254430
Edition:
31567th
Author:
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Publication date:
2004
Publisher:
Scribner
Format:
Paperback
432 pages
Category:
Black & African American
,
Cultural & Regional
,
Mid Atlantic
,
Regional U.S.
,
Motherhood
,
Women's Studies
,
Poverty
,
Social Sciences
,
Criminology
,
Marriage & Family
,
Sociology
,
Urban
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ISBN-13:
9780743254434
ISBN-10:
0743254430
Edition:
31567th
Author:
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Publication date:
2004
Publisher:
Scribner
Format:
Paperback
432 pages
Category:
Black & African American
,
Cultural & Regional
,
Mid Atlantic
,
Regional U.S.
,
Motherhood
,
Women's Studies
,
Poverty
,
Social Sciences
,
Criminology
,
Marriage & Family
,
Sociology
,
Urban
Summary
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx (ISBN-13: 9780743254434 and ISBN-10: 0743254430), written by authors
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, was published by Scribner in 2004.
With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other
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Description
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.
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.
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