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Things can change in a second: The second Frankie Green gets that scholarship letter, he has his ticket out of Jamaica. The second his longtime crush, Leah, asks him on a date, he's in trouble. The second his father gets shot, suddenly nothing else matters. And the second Frankie joins his uncle's gang in exchange for paying for his father's medical bills, there's no going back...or is there? As Frankie does things he never thought he'd be capable of, he's forced to confront the truth of the family and future he was born into - and the ones he wants to build for himself.
About the Author
Desmond Hall - bioDesmond Hall is a Jamaican born author whose debut YA novel, YOUR CORNER DARK, a fast-paced thriller is due out in January '21. American Street meets Long Way Down in this searing and gritty novel that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far a teen is willing to go for family. The book confronts police brutality, "Colorism", gang culture and political deception. He graduated Marquette University with a BA in Journalism and was selected for the "Who's Who of American College Students. "He's written and directed an HBO feature movie, "A Day in Black and White" which was nominated for the Gordon Parks Award. He's also written and directed a full-length stage play, "Stockholm, Brooklyn" that won the Audience Award at the Downtown Theater Festival at the Cherry Lane theater. The play was also picked for the Public Theater's New Works Series. For two years, he worked as a high school Biology and English teacher in Brooklyn, NY. In this period of his life he also counseled at-risk teens after their release from Riker's Island Correctional Institution. As an advertising creative director, he's written many TV campaigns, two Superbowl commercials and won multiple awards while running the creative side of Spike Lee's advertising agency. While working in the advertising and film industry he's served on the board of the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the Advertising Council, judged the One Show, Addys and the NYC Downtown Film Festival. He's also been named one of Variety magazine's Top 50 Creatives to Watch. He's completed Grub Street's Novel Incubator class, a yearlong intensive program where I work-shopped YOUR CORNER DARK, a novel inspired by the murder of his uncle back in Jamaica. The novel is available for pre-order and is due out January, 19, 2021.
