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Set in the projects of Los Angeles, California, Edgewater Angles chronicles the adolescence of Sunny Toomer, a streetwise young man endlessly sandwiched between the right and wrong thing to do. In a neighborhood where an absentminded stare might be mistaken for a silent challenge for turf, and asking someone if they have a problem may cost you your life, Sunny ekes out survival amid an incomparable cast of characters, including a husbandless mother, violent-prone uncles, and a cadre of strangely endearing men either headed for jail or out on parole. With original riff-like prose, Meallet gives us a unique story that is serious yet playful, daring in aim, and absolutely captivating.
(From the back cover of Edgewater Angels)
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