Setting

“Son of the Mob” takes place in New York. Vince Luca and his family live in Nassau County near the city of New York. It takes place in 2002. Vince’s father is the underworld king of organized crime. He disguises it as a vending-machine business called Brothers Vending Machines, Inc. Vince, as a child knew nothing about it and thought the business was legit. When he got older he started to realize the truth about his father’s dealings known as The Life. The story also takes place in Lower East side Manhattan, where two loan sharks own a club known as Return To Sender. It’s dark, filthy, and it has a repulsive odor as you descend down the steps. It smells like vomit and tobacco, glass litters the steps, and it seems more like a medieval dungeon than a bar.

Gordon Korman

Gordon Richard Korman was born on Oct.23, 1963 in Montréal, Canada. His father was an accountant and his mother a newspaper columnist who wrote funny items. In 1970, his family moved to Thornhill, Ontario near Toronto. In 7th grade, he wrote a story for English class and his peers thought it was so good that he should have it published. At 14, he had his first book published and he dedicated it to his teacher. In 1985, he earned a B.F.A. from New York University. On Jun.29, 1996 he married Michelle Iserson and 3 kids. In the late 1990’s he coauthored two books with his mother.
In 1981, the Canadian Author’s Association gave Korman the Air Canada Award. In 1985, he was awarded the Ontario Youth Award. In 1986 and 1987 he was awarded the Children’s Choice Award for “I Want to Go Home” and “Our Man Weston”. In 1987, he won the Markham Civic Award for the Arts and in 1991 “The Zucchini Warriors” won the Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award.
Other Books by Gordon Korman:
1. Liar, Liar , Pants On Fire
2. No More Dead Dogs
3. Son of the Mob
4. Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle
5. Born to Rock
6. Schooled
7. Escape
8. The Twinkie Squad
9. Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?
10. The Face-Off Phony