Cousin Gary is one of Maverick’s extended family members. He’s a lawyer who lives in the suburbs and is married to a white woman. Maverick detests him because he knows Cousin Gary looks down on the family members who still live in the city. Cousin Gary never appears in person in the novel.
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Chapter 4
...should plan on having Li’l Man for a while, and they might need to call Cousin Gary . Gary, who's an extended family member, is a lawyer who lives in the suburbs...
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Chapter 9
...and he hasn’t been able to track her down. Ma wants Maverick to talk to Cousin Gary , but Maverick knows he and Iesha can figure it out. They have to; he...
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Chapter 18
...in “that bad space.” Ma sighs and says that this week, they’re all going to Cousin Gary ’s. Iesha is going to make Maverick Seven’s legal father, change Seven’s name, and give...
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