Big Phil's Kid, by M.M. Parker

A touching, hilarious rebuttal of the theory that all novels of adolescents are basically the same. Nothing is the same when the scene just sophisticated New York and Palm Beach and the young hero suddenly realizes that the chauffeur is really a bodyguard and that his big businessman father's big money come from big rackets. Lovable gangsters, an Italian mother who spends hours cooking inedible dinners, and a girl next-door who makes the first move are not stereotypes. Indeed, nothing about this novel is predictable, except that it will make anyone who was ever young laugh, and perhaps cry.

16-year-old Larry Carrett is actually no different from any other average American boy, except that he lives in a townhouse in New York, has a mansion in Palm Beach, and drives to college in a bulletproof Cadillac. And, until the day when his uncle Angelo is gunned down in a barbershop, Larry is unaware that his family is “not quite respectable."

When the newspapers reveal the unsavory details, Larry has a hard time defending his new identity to his friends, his girl, and especially to himself. Big Phil's Kid is the hilarious, bittersweet story of how he copes with this unusual situation.

"You'll probably get an immense kick out of Big Phil's Kid...finding one of Holden's (Caulfield of Catcher in the Rye) more articulate and amusing successors is a treat." -Publisher's Weekly

"Mr. Parker is very funny...Altogether, an unexpected delight." -The New York Times

"Read this book - even if you don't have the time." -Best Sellers

"Laugh/cry out loud immediacy, honesty and raunch which will appeal" -VOYA

"Fast-paced, well-written...funny!" -The Denver Post

"Hard to put down, difficult to forget." -Pensacola News Journal

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