Son of the Mob
Vince Luca, 17, has a problem. His wealthy family runs the, uh, vending  machine business in New York, and Vince is determined not to be part of it.  Especially after a hot date is ruined when he finds that his older brother Tommy  has conducted some business with Jimmy the Rat and hidden the messy and  temporarily unconscious body in the trunk of Vince's car. His dad, the King of  the Mob, is reasonable, sensible, lots of fun, gives great presents to his  kids--and his name strikes the hearts of other mobsters to stone.Although Vince keeps a low profile at school, his family connection brings him  unwanted advantages, like the birthday Porsche that gets him arrested on stolen  vehicle charges, or the football game in which he makes touchdown after  touchdown because word has gotten around and nobody is willing to tackle him.  Even private conversations at home have to be carried on in the basement because  the FBI has bugged the house and an agent is always listening. Vince's life is  inextricably tangled up with the family business, no matter how hard he tries to  stay out of it. How can he show them he's serious? Then he meets Kendra, and  when she innocently reveals that her father's an FBI agent--thatFBI  agent--it's a match made in heaven. He thinks.Gordon Korman, author of (No More  Dead Dogs) and over 30 other witty YA novels, is at his best in thisSopranos-style spoof about a teen's home life with the Mob. (Ages 12 and  older)--Patty Campbell--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.