Diamond Ruff: Young Adult Version - Softcover

Young, Joseph, Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965344177 ISBN 13: 9780965344173

Publisher: Young Pub, 2008

Synopsis

Homeless at a young age, Diamond Ruff was determined to succeed. With grit, shrewdness, and the tenacity to make it, Diamond forges a life alone on the streets of Hartford.Orphan, con artist, crime boss and millionaire, Diamond Ruff has seen it all. In prison for a murder he did not commit, he meets the Reverend Trek Woods, who overwhelms him with kindness, character and faith in God. Falling in love with April, a young woman with a terminal illness, Ruff is again challenged to grow and change. Will he be redeemed? There are no easy answers.

About this title

About the Author

JOSEPH YOUNG, JR. a native of Connecticut, is a cartoonist, filmmaker, producer and, writer. Currently the president and founder of the Scruples comic characters and Young Studios headquartered in Hartford, CT. He is a former Guinness World Records holder for creating the World s Longest Comic Strip. In 1999 he received the Daily Point of Light Award from the White House. He has appeared in People, Ebony and Jet Magazines, the New York Times, Boston Globe, C-Span, US Weekend and other national media outlets.

Edition details

• Publisher: Young Pub
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0965344177
• ISBN 13: 9780965344173
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230