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Brothers, Boyfriends and Other Criminal Minds

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By April Lurie
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
Brothers, Boyfriends and Other Criminal Minds
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Brooklyn 1977. April Lundquist lives in Dyker Heights, a neighborhood populated by the Mafia. Three hit men live on her block Francesco Frankie the Crunch Consiglione, Vincent Gorgeous Vinny Persico, and Salvatore Soft Sal Luciano. When Soft Sal approaches April and her best friend, Brandi Rinaldi, for a favor, well . . . the girls cant refuse. But does the favor, along with the crisp hundreddollar bills that turn up in their schoolbooks, mean that April and Brandi are nowinwith the Mob? Will April be able to get protection for her older brother, Matt, when he makes the big mistake of falling for the daughter of a big crime boss? And will Aprils connection to Soft Sal bring her closer to Dominick DeMao, badboy rocker and heartbreaker? Soft Sal, Matt, Dom . . . in Aprils neighborhood the guys stir up all the trouble, but April wouldnt have it any other way. From the Hardcover edition.

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65983 words65,983 words
304 pages304 pages
Lexile 740LLexile 740L
Published 2007Published 2007

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