Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob. 2004. Hyperion: New York..
Genre: Humor and Drama
Themes: Mob, Son of the Mob, College, Film School, making friends, California, Los Angeles, State Representative.
Age/ Grade Appropriate: Young Adult/High school
Awards: Winner of the 2005 Young Readers Choice Awards, The Stellar Book Award
Censorship Issues: There are no censorship issues that I have with this book. There are no curse words. There is a little violence but nothing to vulgar.
Critique: This book fits the bill of Young Adult genre. It is about a kid right out of high school wanting to move away to go to college. Some kids can relate but may not have as exciting of lifestyle Vince has. I would refer this book to kids in high school. There are a few funny parts in the book that kids would enjoy. I would say this book has more action in it than humor though. I would classify this book as drama. Although there are some funny parts it is not the whole part of the book. I did enjoy reading it.
Curriculum Issues: This would be a fun reading assignment to give students. I do not see any problems with this book being violent or vulgar. It’s mainly Vince the main character talking and he wants nothing to do with the mob lifestyle. Kids will love this book. I could see it in the public library as well as the school library. ( )

2. I thought this book was ok.
3.I thought the book was ok. I had a hard time believing the story and some of the things that were going on.
4. I thought the biggest weakness of the book was that it was hard to believe. The biggest strength was that he did a very good job of describing college life! ( )

Eighteen-year-old Vince Luca, son of mob boss Anthony Luca, goes away to college in southern California hoping to escape his past, but soon his brother and a series of "uncles" appear at his dorm, and before long he is caught up in criminal activity once again. (BCCLS) ( )

this was a great book i love the action there was it was good. my favortie part was when he haded to get thr money of hes dad enemy. it was a good book. ( )

Vince Luca is on his way from New York to California to attend film school. Why does he feel the need to be on the opposite end of the country from his family? If your father is the biggest mob boss in New York, does that mean he's a bad person? If your girlfriend's father is FBI, is the relationship doomed? This unique story is told with humor and honesty. While there is no explicit sex or violence, it is insinuated and so I would suggest this for older teens.