Ten Thousand — Saints

: Teddy's half-brother, a tattoo artist and straight edge Hare Krishna devotee.

: A 17-year-old girl pregnant with Teddy's child who becomes the center of the group's new community. Ten Thousand Saints

Ten Thousand Saints is a sprawling multigenerational drama by Eleanor Henderson, first published in 2011. Set against the gritty, ungentrified backdrop of New York City’s East Village in the late 1980s, it explores the collision of the "straight edge" punk movement, teen pregnancy, and the burgeoning AIDS epidemic. Plot Overview : Teddy's half-brother, a tattoo artist and straight

: Jude's hippie father, an amiable drug dealer attempting a belated entry into parenthood. Themes and Historical Context Set against the gritty, ungentrified backdrop of New

The story begins on New Year's Eve, 1987, in Lintonburg, Vermont. Sixteen-year-old and his best friend Teddy spend their time getting high to escape their dull suburban lives. Their world shatters when Teddy dies of a drug overdose and hypothermia that same night.