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02148aam a2200337Ki 4500 001 AE47D3C46B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 131127s2014 wau 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1936364093 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781936364091 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)864358787 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d GK8 $d DPL $d CGP $d CMI $d FOLLT $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ny 050 4 $a PS3553 H27244 T75x 2014 100 1 $a Chang, Leonard. 245 10 $a Triplines / $c Leonard Chang. 264 1 $a Mill Creek, Washington : $b Black Heron Press, $c [2014] 300 $a 235 pages ; $c 22 cm 500 $a "An autobiographical novel"--Cover. 520 $a Lenny Chang, the young protagonist of this autobiographical novel, is transplanted from New York City to a suburb on Long Island, and navigates his fractured family in this new, hostile environment. His alcoholic father, a Navy veteran struggling with his unhappy life, dominates and terrorizes his mother who valiantly tries to keep their family intact. Lenny's older brother drifts away from the turmoil while his younger sister attaches herself to Lenny for safety. As Lenny adjusts to this chaotic world in which the family spirals more and more out of control, he withdraws into himself and his martial arts movies, searching for some kind of solace. However, it isn't until Lenny befriends the local marijuana grower and dealer, Sal, that he begins to see a world beyond his own. This unusual friendship sets Lenny on a path toward independence, and becomes the bedrock on which this young boy moves into adulthood, finding the tools for self-reliance and fortitude that will sustain him throughout his life. 650 0 $a Young men $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Self-realization $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Long Island (N.Y.) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Alcoholic fathers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Dysfunctional families $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Korean American families $v Fiction. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826095632.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AE47D3C46B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search