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Ten Mile River by Paul Griffin
Ray was bigger but José was boss. They were fourteen and fifteen, on their own and on the run. José pulled two lead pipes from the knapsack he made Ray wear, slapped one into Ray’s hand.
‘Shut your eyes before you smash the glass.’
‘You said the same damn thing last time.’
‘And you forgot to do it last time.’ José smacked the back of Ray’s giant head.
Ten Mile River is authentic, tough and gutsy, but bound by that thread of humility that gives life its soul. It is the story of two teenage boys, living alone in an abandoned railway stationhouse in a West Harlem Park with a pack of half blind, used up pit bulls. Having escaped parole, the boys survive on odd jobs, petty crime and the kindness of strangers. José and Ray are as close as two friends can be until the meet the beautiful Trini. She is clever and full of life and inevitably they both fall for her and their friendship to fall apart.
Ten Mile River is longlisted for the Silver Inky
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