Korman, Gordon. Son of the mob: Hollywood hustle.KORMAN, Gordon. Son of the mob: Hollywood hustle hus·tle v. hus·tled, hus·tling, hus·tles v.tr. 1. To jostle or shove roughly. 2. To convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van. . Hyperion. 268p. c2004. 0-786-80919-1. $5.99. SA * To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2004: We first met Vince in the funny and acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. YA novel Son of the Mob as he was struggling to separate himself from his gangster family while dating Kendra, the daughter of an FBI agent out to get his father, a feared mob boss. As Hollywood Hustle begins, Vince is heading out to college in LA to be a film student, happy to be leaving his troublesome family behind. Or so he thinks--they keep showing up, and his conniving brother ends up crashing in Vince's dorm room. His roommate, Trey, is the blueblood son of a congressman, and Vince is delighted to be matched up with someone so respectable--until he learns that Trey is a kleptomaniac klep·to·ma·ni·a n. An obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need. [Greek kleptein, to steal + -mania. . Trey also involves Vince in a rally for the concrete workers' union The Workers' Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1929. See also
Lots of action and lots of laughs, along with snappy Snappy - Snappy Video Snapshot dialog and some affecting scenes, too. Vince's many fans will be happy to fob low his new escapades. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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