Hard City
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[Place of publication not identified] : MysteriousPress.com/Open Road, [2020].
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9781504062046
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1 online resource (517 pages)
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The searing novel of a brutal boyhood in 1940s Chicago -- and a young man walking the knife's edge between a life of crime and a brighter future. The son of a single mother addicted to heroin, Richie grows up in poverty and hardship. His adolescence is a constant battle between hope -- in the form of a kind boxing coach, a job in a bowling alley where he can sneak a nap, and a determination to track down his disreputable father -- and brutality. Desperately lonely, Richie must contend with the criminal justice system, abusive foster homes, and a period of exile with his grandmother in Tennessee. In this gritty, semiautobiographical novel by an Edgar Award-winning author, the fate of this young man hangs in the balance as he finds himself tested by want, war, and the ever-present temptation to give up on the possibility of something better. "Strongly satisfying [and] frequently compelling." -- Kirkus Reviews "Sustains a sense of tension, moving smoothly between flashbacks of the events of Richie's early years and the traumatic experiences of his adolescence, then on to his return to Chicago." -- The New York Times.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Howard, C. (2020). Hard City . MysteriousPress.com/Open Road.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Howard, Clark. 2020. Hard City. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Howard, Clark. Hard City MysteriousPress.com/Open Road, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Howard, Clark. Hard City MysteriousPress.com/Open Road, 2020.
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