CrissCross
A dark coming-of-age story set in 1969 Key West where a boy's misguided attempt to rescue his mother from poverty and degradation pulls him into the criminal underworld.
A 12-year-old boy comes of age in 1969 Key West against the backdrop of the Apollo moon landing, when he begins to sell cocaine so his mother can stop stripping.
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