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Goose Restuccio, son of a Mafia kingpin joins a gang, the Reds. An enemy gang (the Blues) captures Goose and makes him have forced sex with a black girl, who becomes pregnant. The Reds and the black girl's friends align against the Blues and a greaser gang The Ramrodders.
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Plot & Themes

Tone of book?    -   upbeat Time/era of story    -   1960's-1970's Romance/Romance Problems    -   Yes Kids growing up/acting up?    -   Yes Crime & Police story    -   Yes Story of    -   gang conflict Kind of sex:    -   rape Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Main char. serviced by prostitute?    -   Yes Age group of kid(s) in story:    -   high school Something wrong upstairs/downstairs?    -   searching for identity/meaning Parents/lack of parents problem?    -   rebelling against parent's expectations Wild kid(s)?    -   committing crimes Taboo sex story?    -   Yes

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   student Age:    -   a teen Ethnicity/Nationality    -   Italian Unusual characteristics:    -   Mentally ill

Setting

How much descriptions of surroundings?    -   7 () United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast Forest?    -   Yes Farm/Ranch?    -   Yes Farm/Ranch:    -   farm    -   lot of descript of crop raising Small town?    -   Yes Small town people:    -   very gullible, like Gomer Pyle    -   hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids Misc setting    -   moving train

Writing Style

Sex in book?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   vague references only    -   descript of kissing    -   touching of anatomy    -   impregnation/reproduction    -   actual description of hetero sex    -   Boob talk!    -   Vagia talk!    -   Weiner talk!    -   rape/molest Lot of foul language?    -   Yes

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