Ghetto Bastard Contributor(s): K. Wan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1504603079 ISBN-13: 9781504603072 Publisher: Urban Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | African American - Urban - Fiction | Urban |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What happens to the children that the world throws away? They become animals. Tayshawn Torres is a child born in the slums and cursed by the sins of his parents. His mother is a notorious drug addict and whore who's more concerned with getting her next high than she is with Tayshawn's well-being. His stepfather hates him so much that he literally treats him like an animal, forcing him to sleep in a cage and scavenge for scraps of food wherever he can find them. Because of his squalid appearance, he is also an object of ridicule by all of the neighborhood kids, who have given him a nickname--Animal. The only person to ever show him even the slightest bit of kindness is his older brother Justice. And when Justice is taken from his life, Tayshawn finds himself alone in the streets. His guardian angel gone, he is now at the mercy of the world his brother tried to protect him from. Tayshawn quickly learns that if he is to survive the jungle, he will have to adapt. Love and companionship constantly elude Tayshawn, but death and heartache cling to him like a second skin. Gradually, the layers of the frightened child he had once been are stripped away until there is nothing left--nothing but Animal. |
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? |