<p>"The Hated Ones" is a vivid and elegant collection about coming of age in the rough-and-tumble world of New York City.</p><p><br></p><p>Brimming with grit and vulnerability, <em>The Hated Ones</em> offers characters coming to terms with the expectations of masculinity in a distinctly urban world.</p><p>Angela Mitchell, <em>Unnatural Habitats</em></p><p><br></p>