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New York: Random House, 1998-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x10. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear to boards and jacket; A Dickensian tale of innocence, urban depravity, and one boy's efforts to maintain his own code of ethics in the face of danger, by the author of "Survival of the Fittest". Twelve-year-old Billy has fled the abuse of his life at home and is fighting to survive on L.A.'s meanest streets. After he witnesses a brutal murder, Billy becomes the center of terrifying attention from the media, from violent bounty hunters, and from the murderer himself.