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In the West Town area of Chicago, pushed from neighborhood to neighborhood to the burned-out back end of the city, the Puerto Rican Latin Kings gang reigns supreme. Begun in the 1960s by the three brothers of the Matos family, Angel, Bobo, and Reynaldo, the original Latin Kings protected Puerto Rican families from other gangs. Since then, Bobo was elected a city councilman, Reynaldo did time for his involvement with a radical political group, and Angel was shot dead during a race riot. As in royalty, Latin King leadership passed on to Angel's eldest son Flaco.
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"Despite its minor shortcomings, this is a powerful first novel. The author has a stunning knack for dialogue, with most exchanges sounding as if they took place on crosstown buses while McConnell jotted notes. When Reynaldo speaks to his students, he tells eloquent stories of his life; when he gets angry, his speech is peppered with Spanish expressions that snap perfectly into place to supplant w
The Boston Phoenix
"One marvels at how McConnell gets inside the minds of struggling Latino teens on the shores of Lake Michigan."
Publishers Weekly