Chapters 1-5 Summary

"Son of the Mob" by Gordon Korman is the story of 17-year-old Vince Luca. Life isn't easy when your father is king of the Mob in New York, and you end up dating the daughter of the FBI agent determined to put your father in prison. Vince has to figure out his place in a world he doesn't agree with.

Vince is going on a date with Angela and it's the worst night of his life. He is nervous and his best friend comes by to help him get ready. Alex, his best friend, lives vicariously through him. He is always obsessed with finding a girlfriend, and he knows all the moves, but he doesn't have a girlfriend himself.

Alex gets nervous when he is around Vince's family because of what Vince's father does for a living. That evening, Vince's older...