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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780786815937
ISBN number: 0786815930
Label: Hyperion Book CH
Manufacturer: Hyperion Book CH
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: September 01, 2004
Publishing house: Hyperion Book CH
Age index: Young Adult
Release Date: August 09, 2004
Sale Popularity Level: 48318
Studio: Hyperion Book CH
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Brief Book Summary:
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 for other kidsæhis father happens to be the head of a powerful crime organization. Needless to say, while Vince's family's connections can be handy for certain things-like when teachers are afraid to give him a bad grade as they 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 one 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 his father away for good.
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Vince Luca, 17, has a problem. His wealthy family runs the, uh, vending machine business in New York, and Vince is determined not to be part of it. Especially after a hot date is ruined when he finds that his older brother Tommy has conducted some business with Jimmy the Rat and hidden the messy and temporarily unconscious body in the trunk of Vince's car. His dad, the King of the Mob, is reasonable, sensible, lots of fun, gives great presents to his kids--and his name strikes the hearts of other mobsters to stone.
Although Vince keeps a low profile at school, his family connection brings him unwanted advantages, like the birthday Porsche that gets him arrested on stolen vehicle charges, or the football game in which he makes touchdown after touchdown because word has gotten around and nobody is willing to tackle him. Even private conversations at home have to be carried on in the basement because the FBI has bugged the house and an agent is always listening. Vince's life is inextricably tangled up with the family business, no matter how hard he tries to stay out of it. How can he show them he's serious? Then he meets Kendra, and when she innocently reveals that her father's an FBI agent--that FBI agent--it's a match made in heaven. He thinks.
Gordon Korman, author of (No More Dead Dogs) and over 30 other witty YA novels, is at his best in this Sopranos-style spoof about a teen's home life with the Mob. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell
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Vince Luca is a likable character who just wants to be a regular kid. While reading about his trials as the mobster's son, I was continually pleased when Vince made the right decisions in each situation, even when he tried to create a financial plan for Jimmy and Ed, and especially in the situation with his brother Tommy's "forgive me" present. Vince is overall a great guy with a good head on his shoulders.
The book contained some nice turns--Kendra's dad shows up at the mall, compromising pictures of Vince turn up even though he's been fighting the mob life, Ray turns out to be what he seems to be. And for all the strings that Korman lays down, he ties them up fairly well in the end.
A good read with a nice ending and a likable narrator. Not every young adult book these days can say that.
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Very funny story about what a guy whose father is a mob boss does when he finds out his girlfriend's father is the FBI agent investigating his family. The story features many over-the-top hilarious scenes and is well worth your time to read. I would have given this story 4 1/2 stars if able, because I thought it was so well done. If you've read any of Gordon Korman's books, your will recognize his style of humor, but I didn't think this one was quite up to NO MORE DEAD DOGS or BORN TO ROCK. Recommended."
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I have not found a book by Gordon Korman that my son who is 12 does not like.
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Vince Luca is the son of one of New York's top mob bosses. His Father's name is Anthony Luca, they call there business the "Vending Machine Business." Although the mob life offers many riches, Vince does not want anything to do with it. One way or another it gets into his life. For example when Vince was on a date he went to pop the trunk open and found a beaten up man in his trunk. A second example was when Vince was playing football no one would tackle him because the word got out that his father was Anthony Luca. Another funny example of the tribulations he experienced being the son of Anthony Luca was when he found out that his birthday present was a stolen vehicle, which completely ruined his date.
Son of the mob is a very original book because Gordan Korman makes a very interesting twist from Romeo and Juliet. When Vince finally finds the girl he loves, later he figures out she is the daughter of the FBI agent who has been trying to put his father away for good.
I recommend this book to young adults who enjoy reading about crime organizations or like an "old fashion Romeo and Juliet story".
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The Son of the Mob is a great book about the hecttic life of a teenage boy. The weird thing is that Vinces the main characters dad is the Mob leader of NYC (the Godfather). Vinces love Kendra is a big part of his life but her father is a FBI agent trying to get Vinces dad away forever. Although this book is very slow it was lightly funny overall it was pretty good.
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