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Buckle up.Eric Watts, acclaimed author of Cellar Door, roars onto the nonfiction scene with hisdebut novel, Little Ghetto Boy. A gripping story inspired by true events rooted inthe rich history of New York City during an overlooked time of turbulence, transformation,and untold resilience.Brooklyn, 1980–’90s: Crack smoke lingers in stairwells, sirens echo through cold Winternights, and at the center is a young mother. Her brilliance is buried beneath mental illnessand addiction. Within the chaos walks young Eric, armed only with his faith, a razorsharpmind and an iron will that refuses to die. Told through his eyes, he bears his soul ashe recounts the abuse and a son’s love that defies all odds. As gangs, poverty, and violenceclose in, survival becomes an art form, as his dreams are forged in the fires of adversity.Turn each page, smell the summer asphalt and feel the electricity of a city on the brink. Watts’prose is written with poetic grit and honesty; he is a visionary, a fighter, and a storytellerwith a unique voice. You will walk the tightrope between hope and despair, flinch at everysetback, and crave to know what happens next.This is the book everyone will be talking about. Prepare tobe moved. Prepare to be inspired. But most of all, prepareto believe.“Anything worth having and worth holding is never easilyobtained, but it is always worth pursuing.” – Eric Wattswww.ericrwatts.com