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Narrated by:
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Cary Hite
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By:
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K'wan
About this listen
What happens to the children the world throws away? They become animals.
Tayshawn Torres is a child born in the slums and cursed by the sins of his parents. His mother is a notorious drug addict and whore who's more concerned with getting her next high than she is with Tayshawn's well-being. His stepfather hates him so much, he literally treats him like an animal, forcing him to sleep in a cage and scavenge for scraps of food wherever he can find them. Because of his squalid appearance, he is also an object of ridicule by all of the neighborhood kids, who have given him a nickname: Animal.
The only person ever to show him even the slightest bit of kindness is his older brother, Justice. And when Justice is taken from his life, Tayshawn finds himself alone in the streets. His guardian angel gone, he is now at the mercy of the world from which his brother tried to protect him. Tayshawn quickly learns that if he is to survive the jungle, he will have to adapt. Love and companionship constantly elude him, but death and heartache cling to him like a second skin. Gradually the layers of the frightened child he had once been are stripped away until there is nothing left--nothing but Animal.
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They say that good girls like bad boys, and this was especially true for Pearl Stone, a child born of privilege to a drug baron and reputed killer known in the streets as Big Stone. Although the flashy, fast-paced nature of the streets calls to Pearl, she's been brought up to look but not touch. Yet when a young hustler named Diamonds crawls up from the swamps of Louisiana and sets up shop in New York City, everything Pearl was taught flies out the window.
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always love Cary Hite/K'wan combo
- By LitManTuck Reviews on 10-23-16
By: K'wan
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Hood Rat
- By: K'wan
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
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Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men's hearts as well as their pockets. But she learns the hard way that all that glitters isn't gold. Billy, a former high school basketball star, is at the end of her rope with the opposite sex. To her, all men are dogs, so she secretly seeks comfort in the arms of women - until she meets a man who makes her reevaluate her feelings.
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The author is definitely color struck
- By Latasha E. on 01-18-20
By: K'wan
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Eve
- By: K'wan
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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The only family Eve Panelli has ever known is the infamous Twenty Gang. Orphaned as a small child, Eve quickly learned the art of the hustle, and by age 17 she had spent two years in prison. But now Eve is 18, back on the streets of Harlem with her gang, and up to one of her old tricks: strong-arm robbery. Despite her edge, she's got a soft spot for Felon, the up-and-coming street king. Eve's life takes a serious turn when the powerful DeNardi family, the city's biggest drug supplier, tries to tighten its hold on Harlem.
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Not what I expected.
- By Che Buttah on 08-08-16
By: K'wan
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A Project Chick
- By: Nikki Turner
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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In this captivating tale, Tressa's voyage will expose listeners to a side of a struggling single mother that has yet to be revealed to them. Nikki Turner, the bestselling author of A Hustler's Wife, once again takes you on a safari through the jungle of the fierce and stormy streets, leaving you on the edge of your seat and begging for an encore.
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Overall good listen
- By Kell on 02-08-14
By: Nikki Turner
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Gangsta Twist 1
- The Gangsta Twist Series, Book 1
- By: Clifford "Spud" Johnson
- Narrated by: Daniel George
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Taz is the ruthless leader of an elite group of bandits who rule the streets of Oklahoma City. No one has met the mysterious boss who gives them their orders via laptop, but the arrangement works for everyone involved. Their criminal enterprise keeps them rolling in dough, allowing them to purchase property and businesses all over town. When Taz falls in love with Sacha, an ambitious young lawyer, he makes an unexpected enemy. Cliff, another lawyer at the firm, wants Sacha for himself, and he'll stop at nothing to win her back from the thug she's with.
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AWESOME storyline but...
- By Anonymous User on 03-29-19
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My Besties
- The Come Up
- By: Asia Hill
- Narrated by: Nicole Small
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Born and raised on the violent streets of Chicago, Ja'ziya and her three besties, Tiki, ReRe, and Dirty E, are all determined to do three things: finish school, get money, and live comfortably. Ja'ziya and her crew aren't your average hood rats that wanna date and marry a D-Boy. Adapting to some of the bad habits from the streets, plus some help from an unknown source, they get money their own way...the ski-mask way! Robbing drug dealers is like taking candy from a baby. That was, until they robbed the wrong person.
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Where is the rest
- By Mona G. on 10-17-21
By: Asia Hill
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Girls from da Hood
- The Girls from da Hood, Book 1
- By: Nikki Turner, Roy Glenn, Chunichi
- Narrated by: iiKane
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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For Unique, life is good until her dope-dealing boyfriend, Took, is arrested and winds up in jail. Now she's broke as a joke, trying to put every petty hustle into play to chase hard times away from the door. With an empty refrigerator, a stack of bills piling up, a tenth-grade education, a big butt and a smile, it doesn't take long for her to learn to pull the wool over the eyes of any fool who's blinded by her good looks.
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Girls from da Hood
- By Abigail gluck on 08-10-17
By: Nikki Turner, and others
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Dog Food
- By: Raynesha Pittman
- Narrated by: Nicole Small
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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For a sheltered mama's boy like Demarcus, everything was coming up roses until a life-changing experience showed him that every rose has thorns. After a well-orchestrated set-up, Demarcus' plans to go to college are derailed by a trip to state prison. It is while in the belly of the beast that the mama's boy has to make the choice between being a man - or being a victim. Upon his release, Demarcus tries to get his life back on track, but his felony conviction causes door after door to be slammed in his face.
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Totally enjoyed it.......Good read
- By Nevada on 07-24-15
By: Raynesha Pittman
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Passion for the Heist
- By: K'wan
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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Parish “Pain” Wells is a man freshly reintroduced to society, after serving time in state prison. Prior to his fall, Pain had been a heist man who showed the promise of someone who could go on to be a legend. His trajectory changed on the night he had made the mistake of accepting a ride from a friend, and found himself behind bars for the one crime he hadn’t committed. Several years later, Pain returns home to a world that wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire. The only one who still remains in his corner is his ailing grandmother.
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The plot twist are best
- By Shalita McKnight on 11-18-24
By: K'wan
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False Idols
- By: K'wan
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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After the arrest of Chancellor King and the murder of his eldest son and heir, Ghost, the King family and the streets of New York City are thrown into chaos. Chancellor’s older brother, Chapman, takes the opportunity to usurp the crown, breaking the line of succession and stepping over his nephew Shadow. Chapman’s first act as the new king is to banish what remains of his broken family, branding them enemies of the crown. Stripped of all wealth and power, Maureen King places a seemingly impossible task on the shoulders of Shadow.
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Not the typical Kwan book
- By Gigi miskovsky on 10-28-24
By: K'wan
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- Kerri
- 02-23-15
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
I was glad to hear how Animal became Animal. It was a much needed background story & I am forever in live with Animal as I now feel as though I know him inside & out. Cary Hite did a fantastic job, as usual, drawing me into the story.
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- La Shaundra Crawford
- 08-08-16
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I am a huge fan...this book helped me better understand Animal & the Road Dawgs. Thanks K'wan, you didn't disappoint.
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- another know it all
- 08-09-16
not great, but good
simply written. sounds realistic. I assume it is. hard life. easy to understand how some kids end up this way. sad.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-08-20
Simply Amazing, Loved It From Cover to Cover.
The Narrator is the best Mr.Hite is very immersive in his reading he draws you into the book and keeps you wanting to listen to more and more of the book and the writing is simply amazing astonishing it's an overall great book.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-01-18
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This book was something else. poor animal went through a lot. Now I understand his anger more. overall this was a good book
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- Marie Love
- 01-30-21
I Love Animal
Loved it! Very detailed oriented. I can't say a must read. I can say a must hear. I have a very short attention span. Definitely grabbed my attention out the gate...
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- myicha
- 07-21-21
Really good
I like the narration and the way the book was written very good and interesting
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- Xander
- 08-28-20
Aminal’s a beast
Kind of miss the sound effects like they did with “Gangsta” and “Road Dawgz”. There was a few but they died off halfway. “Gangsta” was like a movie with the sound effects 😅. But still, Animal is definitely one of my top 3 favorite characters from K’wan. Definitely worth learning his origins.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-24-22
Entire series is a classic
Love how characters from the other books are brought in but still keep them mysterious incase someone hasn't read/ listen to them
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- Keiana C.
- 02-20-21
Animal
This book is about how Animal became Animal & why Animal became Animal. I enjoyed it as well as the rest of the Animal series
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