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Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan. As his best friend Sparky says, “Flint’s nothing but the Titanic.” And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, “Take my advice and stay off the sucker path.” The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes.... read more

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First Sentence

"Luther T. Farrell, you got to be more careful."

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  1. Christopher Paul Curtis (Author)
 

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