Son of the Mob - Couverture souple

Korman, Gordon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0439977096 ISBN 13 : 9780439977098

Editeur : Scholastic, 2003

Synopsis

Vince Luca's dad is a mobster - a big boss. Vince has got it made. Girls, cars, guns - whatever he wants he can have. Except he doesn't want it. Vince wants to be normal. He doesn't want to live in a house where he can't talk because the FBI have got the entire place bugged, where he finds his mom digging bullets out of his dad's mates in the bathroom, and where he gets dragged off by the police because his birthday present's stolen. But it's not easy going straight when your entire family thinks you're crazy.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young AdultsAn ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant ReadersA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK

"Laugh-out-loud funny, honest, hot and sweet."―Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK

* "Another wild, funny adventure from Korman, who knows how to please his YA audience."

―Kliatt, starred review

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK

* "This one . . . has the goods to go platinum."

―Publishers Weekly, starred review

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE

"This novel is signature Korman."

―School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE

* "There's lots to relish here."

―Kliatt, starred review

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE

* "[T]hese kids are living minute to minute, where one false step may haunt them forever. . . . [B]e prepared for high demand."

―Booklist, starred review

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE

An ALSCA Notable Book, 2009

PRAISE FOR JAKE, REINVENTED

"A compelling investigation of the transience of charisma and the flimsy underpinnings of popularity."

―Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Funny and unexpectedly affecting."―Publishers Weekly

Présentation de l'éditeur

Vince Luca is just like any other high school guy. His best friend, Alex, is trying to score vicariously through him; his brother is a giant pain; and his father keeps bugging him to get motivated. There is just one thing that really sets him apart from other kids-his father happens to be the head of a powerful crime organization.

Needless to say, Vince's family's connections can put a serious crimp in his dating life. How is he supposed to explain to a girl what his father does for a living? But when Vince finally meets a girl who seems to be worth the trouble, her family turns out to be the biggest problem of all. Because her father is an FBI agent-the one who wants to put Vince's father away for good.

An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

"A fast-paced, tightly focused story."

-The Horn Book

"[An] expertly plotted escapade."

-Booklist

"Funny and unexpectedly affecting."

-Publishers Weekly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholastic
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0439977096
• ISBN 13: 9780439977098
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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