02134cam a2200373 i 4500 1238340928 TxAuBib 20240510120000.0 240301s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2024005077 9780385549974 HRD 27.00 0385549970 HRD 27.00 (OCoLC)1424622577 TxAuBib rda Boryga, Andrew, author. Victim [BOOK] : a novel / Andrew Boryga. First edition. New York : Doubleday, [2024] 276 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Javier Perez is a hustler from a family of hustlers. He learns from an early age how to play the game to his own advantage, how his background--murdered drug dealer dad, single cash-strapped mom, best friend Gio serving time for gang activity--can be a key to doors he didn't even know existed. This kind of story, molded in the right way, is just what college admissions committees are looking for, and a full academic scholarship to a prestigious university brings Javi one step closer to his dream of becoming a famous writer. Soon after Javi graduates, a viral essay transforms him from a writer on the rise to a journalist at a legendary magazine where the editors applaud his 'unique perspective.' But Gio more than anyone knows who Javi really is, and sees through his game. Once Gio's released from prison and Javi offers to cut him in on the deal, will he play along with Javi's charade, or will it all come crumbling down?". 20240510. Swindlers and swindling Fiction. Journalists Fiction. Ex-convicts Fiction. Puerto Ricans Fiction. Cultural pluralism Fiction. Impersonation Fiction. Truthfulness and falsehood Fiction. Affirmative action programs in education Fiction. Satirical literature.