Son of the mob

By Gordon Korman

Subjects: Organized crime, Colleges and universities, College stories, Teenagers, Man-woman relationship, Reading Level-Grade 12, Large type books, Universities and colleges in fiction, Reading Level-Grade 9, High schools, Universities and colleges, Crime, fiction, Reading Level-Grade 8, California, fiction, Reading Level-Grade 7, Fiction, Children's fiction, Reading Level-Grade 11, Man-woman relationships, Reading Level-Grade 6, Juvenile fiction, Reading Level-Grade 10, Realistic Fiction, Organized crime in fiction

Description: Vince Luca is just like any other high school guy. His best friend, Alex, is trying to score vicariously through him; his brother is a giant pain; and his father keeps bugging him to get motivated. There is just one thing that really sets him apart for other kids: his father happens to be the head of a powerful crime organization. Needless to say, while Vince's family's connections can be handy for certain things-like when teachers are afraid to give him a bad grade as they can put a serious crimp in his dating life. How is he supposed to explain to a girl what his father does for a living? But when Vince finally meets one who seems to be worth the trouble, her family turns out to be the biggest problem of all. Because her father is an FBI agent-the one who wants to put his father away for good.