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Bad seeds

Betsy Powell

2010263 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2010
first published
  • 2010Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John · ENGISBN 9781282772830
  • 2010Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John · ENGISBN 9780470676172
  • 2010Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John · ENGISBN 9780470676165
  • 2010John Wiley & Sons Canada · 263 pages · ENGISBN 9780470157770

This book tells the story of the Galloway Boys, who as young teens banded together in an urban-blighted area of Toronto's east end to sell drugs and run guns. They were led by Tyshan Riley, born into one of the toughest neighborhoods in Canada and raised by an often absent and erratic mother. He learned his lessons on the streets-how to sell drugs, how to steal--and used violence to get the money, sex and respect that he lived for. The area known as Galloway is home to 186 hectares of public housing. Crossing bridges is the only route into the area. It created a sense of isolation and for thos.

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