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"Miguel is riding high on the streets of the Bronx in his Baby, a souped-up dream-mobile purchased for him by the man, Spider: mentor, friend, and crack kingpin. Miguel is just a runner, not a dealer; he thinks he can keep his life as an independent operator with just one foot in the door of a world where teenagers run million-dollar empires. With his crashpad roommate Firebug, arsonist extraordinaire, Miguel tries to fit lifetimes of partying, casual sex, and high times into a few short years. It is only when he falls deeply in love with the beautiful and practical-minded Cristalena that the…

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3 editions
  • Other · English · 1998
    Vintage · 402 pages · 9780375701788
  • Other · English · 1994
    Penguin (Non-Classics) · 336 pages · 9780140238389
  • Other · English · 1993
    Hyperion · 323 pages · 9781562828455
Drug trafficFictionPuerto RicansYoung menDrug traffic -- Fiction.Young men -- Fiction.Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.Reading Level-Grade 9