Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction(p. 1)
• 1 The Setup(p. 13)
• 2 The Cocaine Trade(p. 31)
• 3 The Kids(p. 63)
• 4 The Scene(p. 93)
• 5 The Kids Move On(p. 117)
• Afterword(p. 131)
• Glossary(p. 135)
• Index(p. 139)

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Library Journal Review

From 1982 to 1986, sociologist Williams followed the activities of a teenage cocaine ring in New York's Spanish Harlem. He tells their story in their own street language (and conveniently provides a glossary). The ``kids'' tell how cocaine is adulterated, packaged, and sold; how the chain of distribution works; and even detail the etiquette of drug selling and usage. They also give the stories of their lives, and Williams follows up with what has happened to them since 1986. Williams is very nonjudgmental, which is the book's main fault; by showing the drug trade primarily as a way for teenagers to attain status and money, and soft-pedaling the violence and harm involved, he makes the activities of the ``kids'' seem as normal as those of any teenagers with part - time jobs. For larger crime and sociology collections.-- Sally G. Waters, Stetson Law Lib., St. Petersburg, Fla. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

The world of teenage members of a cocaine distribution ring in New York City's Spanish Harlem is entered by sociologist Williams, coauthor of Growing Up Poor , who for almost five years observed their routines. His report, showing that young people ``are the essential link between big-time im porters and small-time users,'' contributes to the form of research known as ethnography while offering lay readers a sobering picture of the dangerous, lucrative trade that in this study involves mostly African-American and Latino children. As he tracks the teenagers' tangled lives and shadowy enterprises, we see that others wait eagerly to take the places of those who leave the business. Williams proffers no quick solution to the drug crisis, but rather an illumination, in their own words, of damaged urban youth. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Booklist Review

The author, a sociologist, gained the confidence of a group of young drug dealers in Spanish Harlem. Max, Hector, Jake, Chillie, Masterrap, Charlie, Kitty, and Splib make their living in the cocaine trade. They allowed Williams to observe their business operations and to become a part of their world. What emerges is a frightening picture of the cocaine underworld--the duplicity, violence, and danger that these children endure in order to make big money and indulge in an endless supply of free drugs. One of this fascinating study's many strengths is the author's willingness to let his subjects tell their story in their own words. Glossary; to be indexed. --Jane Larkin

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

She is the award-winning author of Leap, An Unspoken Hunger, Refuge & most recently Red - A Desert Reader. She lives in Castle Valley, Utah.

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