{"product_id":"random-family-love-drugs-trouble-and-coming-of-age-in-the-bronx-9780743254434","title":"Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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--\u003ci\u003eRandom Family\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharting 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Nicole LeBlanc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.48w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743254434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) - Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/08\/2004 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2009 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeBlanc, Adrian Nicole:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAdrian Nicole LeBlanc\u003c\/b\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003eRandom Family\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the winner of The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and the Ridenhour Book Prize. LeBlanc's work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Esquire, Elle, Spin, The Source, The Village Voice, \u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. LeBlanc lives in Manhattan.","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46023988609238,"sku":"9780743254434","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_32fb6cb9-5415-4a36-abde-e59225b5f2fd.jpg?v=1722336978","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/random-family-love-drugs-trouble-and-coming-of-age-in-the-bronx-9780743254434","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}