Spidertown
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Abraham Rodriguez, Jr
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hyperion
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781562828455
Subjects: Drug traffic; Fiction; Puerto Ricans; Young men
Description: Miguel is riding high on the streets of the Bronx in his Baby, a souped-up dream-mobile purchased for him by the man, Spider: mentor, friend, and crack kingpin. Miguel is just a runner, not a dealer; he thinks he can keep his life as an independent operator with just one foot in the door of a world where teenagers run million-dollar empires. With his crashpad roommate Firebug, arsonist extraordinaire, Miguel tries to fit lifetimes of partying, casual sex, and high times into a few short years. It is only when he falls deeply in love with the beautiful and practical-minded Cristalena that the shallowness and imminent danger of this world come crashing home to him.