PART ONE: "The Tales of Mitch" (a brief overview)

The book series "Human Dinosaurs" (parts 1-2) is historical fiction based in the years 1984-1989 and covers the life and times of the characters that live in a small town located in southern Louisiana.  Although this book is a fictional story, many aspects and events are based upon real life experiences.  The first part of this series is called "The Tales of Mitch" and cover some of the recollections of the main character "Rex" and his experiences as the boy named "Mitch Lord".  The story starts off in the middle of a gang battle where the Chronicler of the story is targeted for "extermination" by the most powerful gang in town known as the "Wolf gang".  The Chronicler is then rescued and practically taken prisoner by a rival gang who later reveals themselves to be the reclusive and secretive group known as "The Gold Eagle".  The leader of this group then decides to befriend the Chronicler and tells his tales of the history that led them up to this point in their dark destiny.  This becomes "The Tales of Mitch" and tells of the adventures and tragedy which forged this little group into a band of elite Avengers.  They alone can stand up to the tyranny of the Wolf gang, but only time can tell whether or not they can ultimately win against the numerically superior and fully armed enemy.
 

The majority of the story takes place while the main characters are attending Edwards Junior High school and the main characters are between the ages of 12-17.  Beginning with Mitch's first eventful birthday, the history begins to unfold starting in the "break dancing" years of 1984-1985.  Mitch meets many interesting people along the way eventually having confrontations with the leader of the Wolf gang, know as "Duce".  As Mitch's friends are killed off one by one by the Wolf gang in the years 1986-1987, a brutal attack planned by Duce is carried out which eventually turns Mitch into his alter ego known as "Rex".  The story then continues in the second part of the Human Dinosaurs series called "The Gang Wars".