Trick Baby: The Story of a White Negro Contributor(s): Iceberg Slim (Author), Hite, Cary (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1483040259 ISBN-13: 9781483040257 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Urban - Fiction | African American - Urban - Fiction | Crime |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.55 lbs) |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is the gritty truth, the life of a hustler in South Side Chicago, where the only characters are those who con and those who get conned. Trick Baby tells the story of White Folks, a blue-eyed, light-haired con artist whose pale skin allows him to pass in the streets as a white man. Folks is tormented early in life, rejected by other children and branded a trick baby, a child conceived between a hooker and her trick. Refusing to abandon his life in the ghetto and a chance at revenge, Folks is taken under the wing of an older mentor, Blue. What happens next is unbelievable. Only Slim could bring us the story of a hustler forced to learn the game and rise to the top. It's Slim's story, and he tells it the only way he knows how: in the language of the streets. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hite, Cary: - Cary Hite has performed in several theaters across the country as a cast member in the longest-running African American play in history, The Diary of Black Men. He also appeared in Edward II, Fences, Macbeth, Good Boys, Side Effects May Vary, and the indie feature The City Is Mine. He has voiced several projects for AudibleKids, including Souls Look Back in Wonder, From Slave Ship to Freedom Road, and Papa, Do You Love Me? |