Alexander Esteban Butler
What is it?
A fictional novel that
takes place in modern times. It’s about
a 17 year-old kid who’s whole family is
the most powerful mob in New York. He
doesn’t want to be part of it, yet the
more he tries, the more he becomes
part of it and he just keeps going
deeper and deeper.
Title: Son of the Mob
What is your book’s genre?
Write it here: realistic
fiction
A series of
Unfortunate
Events: The Bad
Beginning by
Lemony Snicket
Al Capone Shines
my Shoes by
Genniffer
Choldenko
The Outsiders" by
S.E. Hinton
Attribute: real setting:
Long Island
Attribute: realistic
characteristics: mobs,
FBI, spies
Attribute: Realistic events:
things that have not really
happened, but could.
Attribute: Settings that make
this book a realistic fiction.
“Alex shoots me a
look as if I just
flushed in the Poker
World
Championships(34).”
“Tommy has a place in
Greenwich Village, not far
from NYU(41).”
“We’re in the library to
research our web sites for
New Media class(64).”
Attribute: This story is Realistic fiction because the
main character’s family is part of the mob, and they
are being watched by the FBI.
“Every night before he
shuts out the lights in the
den, he’ll look up and
address the fixture: ‘And a
special good night to you,
Agent Numb-nuts’ , or
he’ll call to the garage,
‘We’re going to dinner if
that’s alright with you,
Agent Needlenick. Should
I bring you a doggie
bag?’(16).”
“There are a lot of uncles. I
made a list once. I was up to
sixty before I gave up. And
some of the names! I have
Uncle Fingers, Uncle Puke,
Uncle Shank, Uncle Fin, Uncle
Pampers, and Uncle Exit. I
have two uncles named NoseBig Nose, and No Nose. I even
have an uncle named
Uncle(14).”
“The only time my dad
made the papers was after
the famous gangland
assassination of Mario
Calabrese in 1993. The
cops are sure that my father
ordered the hit, but they
were never able to pin it on
him(24).”
Attribute: The book contains realistic events
or things that have not really happened, but
could.
“I pop the trunk, reach in
and freeze. I almost choke
on my lungs, which have
leaped up in the back of
my throat. There’s a
blanket all right-wrapped
around the unconscious
body of some guy!...I
know this person. James
Ratelli-Jimmy Rat.(6)”
“Bite-Me, Bightly. Kendra
Bightly, whose father works
for the FBI.
‘Vince, you coming?’
‘Yeah, Dad.’ My heart is
racing. Kendra’s father isn’t
just an FBI agent. He’s our FBI
agent. I just made out with a
daughter of a man whose goal
in life is to send my father to
prison.(63)”
“Boaz is a middle eastern
looking man with curly hair and
a dark tan. The reason why I
know him is because I
recognize Rafe. I know him as
Rafael. Remember Johnny from
my one and only football
game? Well Rafael is his dad.
He also happens to be a
member of Uncle Uncle’s crew.
And Uncle Uncle is under
Uncle Carmine. And all of them
are under Anthony Luca. The
kick in the pants all sizzles all
the way up my spine and rattles
my pituitary. The Platinum
Coast-The scam-it’s a Luca
operation!(209)”
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Yes. Gordon Korman must’ve had a lot of
experiences with mobs. The Mob in this book
were more realistic and less like The Godfather
type gangsters. The crimes displayed in this story
are definitely plausible. The descriptions really
showed us the main Character’s emotions
throughout the novel. In the end the all around
theme was that no matter how hard you try you
will always be a part of “the family.” A theme we
all learn at some point in our lives.