Ten Thousand Saints -

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

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 Ten Thousand Saints

: A 17-year-old girl pregnant with Teddy's child who becomes the center of the group's new community. : Teddy's half-brother, a tattoo artist and straight

: Jude's best friend whose sudden death serves as the novel's catalyst. Plot Overview : A 17-year-old girl pregnant with

Following the tragedy, Jude moves to Manhattan to live with his estranged, pot-dealing father, . There, he discovers that Eliza , the daughter of his father's girlfriend, is pregnant with Teddy's child. Jude joins forces with Eliza and Teddy’s "straight edge" half-brother, Johnny , to form a makeshift family. Jude and Johnny immerse themselves in the straight edge subculture—a hardcore punk scene that militantly rejects drugs, alcohol, and animal products—as a way to honor Teddy's memory and find a sense of purpose. Primary Characters