In Tampa, a retired fire chief foils a burglary in his house, but the thief makes off with his car. When the thief, who is a black youth returns the car, a friendship develops and eventually the fire chief, a Latino redneck, becomes the boy's guardian. By the author of Tristan and the Hispanics.
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