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Sherrard, Brent R.
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
SideStreets series.
Elias Minto knows trouble. His father split when he was a kid, and his mother's a drunk. What's more, his best friend, Jordan, is planning a "takedown" involving stealing profits from video gambling machines. Elias dreams of respectability but inevitably gets sucked into Jordan's scheme. The story employs every one-last-crime cliché in the book, but its fast pace may attract reluctant readers.
Reviewer: Nancy Hull
(4)
YA
SideStreets series.
Raised by a drunken, abusive father, alcoholism and drug addiction are all Jacob has ever known. When his father suffers a near fatal accident, Jacob must conquer his own addictions so he can earn the family's living. Jacob's narrative voice is strong, but the story spirals into melodrama when, among other things, a marijuana scheme turns deadly.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan
2 reviews
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