Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa
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(Paperback)
- Pub. Date: March 2009
- 170pp
- Sales Rank: 341,908
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: March 2009
- Publisher: Livingston Press
- Format: Paperback, 170pp
- Sales Rank: 341,908
- ISBN-13: 9781604890303
- ISBN: 1604890304
Synopsis
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses' lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses' twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
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Not Just a Southern Girl's storyby reader170
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January 17, 2010: Chris Tusa puts you in the mind's eye of 16 year old Hailey from the slums of New Orleans. Written in easy to read, flowing text, Hailey's miserable life experiences pass before you.
You can't help feeling what she feels or seeing what she sees. It is not all pretty! Murder,conflict, abortion, ignorance, alcohol, abuse, abuse, abuse.It hit me on so many levels. This story is well written and could be the life of any poor sixteen year old.... in any city in America. It is rich and genuine and makes you appreciate what you may have. We have much more to read from this talented writer.One Cigarette Too Manyby myalternatereality
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January 08, 2010: This book is a darker read. In some cases the grit and pain in a character's life is eye-opening, I didn't get this feeling from Tusa's book. I felt like he spent too much time describing the cigarettes among other things and could have developed the plot and dialogue more. A few redemptive moments take place in the hospital and at Verma's. It was a quick, free read for me and while I didn't care for it, I can see that others would enjoy it.
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