The Botelho family emigrates from the African country of
Angola to the United States of America for a better life. Antonio, the younger
son, is rather timid and quiet. A caring and studious person, he has
aspirations to attend a good university and land a great job. Silvio, the older
brother, a good soccer player, is on the wild side, but has hopes of acquiring
a soccer scholarship to a good university. The Botelho family is working hard
and all four are achieving the American Dream, even though Silvio gets mixed with
the wrong crowd. Suddenly, a tragedy occurs. Will Silvio’s wild side take over?
Being Antonio’s only adult relative in the United States, will Silvio drag him
to his wild ways? This is a compelling story of a young man trying to achieve
his academic and professional goals while surrounded by adversity, drug use,
drug dealing, and crime. Will he succeed? Or will the environment kill all of
his dreams and perhaps even himself?
Going The Wrong Path (Coming Of Age)
By Arthur Weissmann
Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN #978-1521472194
Price $12.75 (Paperback)
Price $2.99 (Kindle)
481 Pages
Rating 4.5-Stars
“How Two Children Survive”
This is the story of two brothers, Antonio and Silvio
Botelho. Their family emigrates from Africa to America for a better life, but
when their parents are killed, the boys are left on the street. Now they need
to survive, and hope to continue their education, but Antonio must join his
brother in the criminal activities he has been involved with already. This is
their story, and how they reach their goals through diversity.
I’ve read better
coming of age stories, and you don’t have to be an immigrant to face hardships
in this land of plenty. Nor do you need to turn to crime to survive; you do it
because you want to. Poverty is not limited to one group or race, and there are
plenty of starving kids out there. Our own veterans are overlooked, as well as
mental patients, while we pour money into welfare programs. But this is one of
those stories where crime is an out, and it is an interested story about these
two brothers. I highly recommend it for those readers who especially like
coming of age stories facing immigrants.
Tom Johnson
Author of PANGAEA:
EDEN’S PLANET
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