Korman, Gordan. Son of the Mob. Hyperion Books: New York. 2002.Annotation: The son of a big time mobster and the daughter of an FBI agent fall in love, but there is more to that.
Justification for Nomination: This story remind me a lot of Romeo and Juliet with how they come from two different worlds and aren't suppose to connect or have contact with each other. I also picked out this book because the cover was appealing he is hiding behind a bouquet of roses for the one he loves. It is a bit humorous that the intent is to hide and not be obvious what he is doing. I nominated this book for different reasons, its not the type of book I would normally read (romance, mixed with humor and adventure) I mostly like mystery or horror. The more I think about it the more I realize that is how life is. It's never going to go smoothly but with the right touch anything is possible. How someone can be feeling when they fall in love with someone they'd least expected. I myself went through this type of love the unexpected, but isn't that why we love? We never know who that person will be. I liked how Vince showed some of the typical emotions a teenager faces while trying to prove to the world he is more mature then others think. I too, am the daughter of an FBI employee and I knew guys were intimidated by that. It's like how some girls are attracted to the "bad boy image" parents don't want their daughters with them, but you are drawn to the hidden fruit. It's natural to be attracted to someone different from you. I lived a similar experience to the main character. I enjoyed this book, I could connect well to Vince and some other characters. This is defiantly a book I would recommend.
Genre: Humor, Romance, Action
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