Castles in the Point

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The Point, produce and food distribution epicenter to New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut… The Point, prostitution, drugs, drag racing, murder… The Point, home of Jessica Melendez… Faced with personal tragedy, a younger brother with a learning disability, and an older brother mixed up with a local drug dealer, seventeen-year old Jessica struggles to maintain family values and scholastic dreams in a vortex of corruption and deceit. And just when she finds the love that has eluded her, her life is once again tossed into a tailspin as she discovers that there exists no happiness without sacrifice. Follow the exploits of a young Hispanic female growing up in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, New York, as she fights for survival in a ruthless world seething with vile characters at every corner. Love, hate, anger, happiness, laughter, sadness, despair, hope, Castles in the Point has it all.

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