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THE TWELVE
Albany, Georgia.
A city full of hustlers, church folks, athletes, addicts, dreamers, fighters, single mothers, deadbeat fathers, good people, bad people, and everybody in between.
Born in 1978 to a seventeen-year-old mother, Jeremiah King enters a world where survival comes before comfort and reputation can follow you for a lifetime. Raised in a struggling neighborhood by family, friends, and a community that never forgets, Jeremiah grows up alongside his loyal crew, navigating poverty, school, family drama, street politics, first loves, heartbreaks, victories, and losses.
At his side is Andre "Dre" Rollins, a once-in-a-generation athlete whose talent could take him anywhere if the streets don't claim him first.
Waiting somewhere in the city is Luna Carter, a girl whose path will one day become forever connected to Jeremiah's.
As the years pass, Albany changes. Families rise and fall. Friendships are tested. Secrets spread faster than truth. Some people escape their circumstances. Others become trapped by them. Through it all, Jeremiah must decide what kind of man he wants to become and what kind of legacy he wants to leave behind.
Because one day, Jeremiah and Luna will create something bigger than themselves.
The Twelve.
A sweeping Southern coming-of-age saga about family, loyalty, love, reputation, survival, and the generations that come after us.
In Albany, everybody knows your name.
And the city never forgets.