TEAM SEVEN

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Just south of Boston in Milton, Massachusetts, Andre Battel is growing away from his Jamaican family, discovering genuine prowess on the basketball court, and eventually falling in to dealing drugs for the local street gang, Team Seven. But when Andre and his crew fall behind on payments, dire and violent consequences await. Around Andre swirls a cast of characters and voices: Ruby, a hardworking medical secretary; Nina, his older sister; Eddy, his mostly-not-there father; and Reggie and Smoke, the kingpins of competing drug crews. As these individual lives clash and come together, the novel weaves an intricate and unflinching portrait of a black family, a black community, and one young man poised between youthful innocence and ambiguous experience. Product details Publisher : Anchor (November 4, 2014) Language : English Paperback : 272 pages ISBN-10 : 0345806441 ISBN-13 : 978-0345806444 Item Weight : 9.6 ounces Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.72 x 8 inches Show more