| Streets of New York Contributor(s): Anthony, Mark (Author), Gray, Erick S. (Author), Whyte, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0979281679 ISBN-13: 9780979281679 Publisher: Augustus Publishing, Inc. OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: "Streets Of New York Volume 1" takes readers into the turbulent lives of Promise, Squeeze, Show, and Pooh, four young men from the rough-and-tumble streets of Brook-nam. Big, brash, and bold, the four are modern-day gangstas who take the law into their own hands, helping to rid the 'hood of derelicts by jacking drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes. Getting rid of the trash has honed their skills in the urban sports of robbery, jooksing, and jacking, and the gang is good at what they do. But is cleaning up the neighborhood what it's really all about, or have they begun to enjoy the thrill of the hunt just a little too much? When is enough, enough? A true coming-of-age urbanthology, these funny and exciting stories land the reader deep in Gotham's gritty underbelly. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Urban |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Streets of New York |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 8.3" (0.52 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Streets Of New York Volume 1 takes readers into the turbulent lives of Promise, Squeeze, Show, and Pooh, four young men from the rough-and-tumble streets of Brook-nam. Big, brash, and bold, the four are modern-day gangstas who take the law into their own hands, helping to rid the 'hood of derelicts by jacking drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes. Getting rid of the trash has honed their skills in the urban sports of robbery, jooksing, and jacking, and the gang is good at what they do. But is cleaning up the neighborhood what it's really all about, or have they begun to enjoy the thrill of the hunt just a little too much? When is enough, enough? A true coming-of-age urbanthology, these funny and exciting stories land the reader deep in Gotham's gritty underbelly. |