American Street meets Long Way Down in this searing and gritty debut novel that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far a teen is willing to go for family. Things can change in a second: The second Frankie Green gets that scholarship letter, he has his ticket out of Jamaica. The second his longtime crush, Leah, asks him on a date, he´s in trouble. The second his father gets shot, suddenly nothing else matters. And the second Frankie joins his uncle´s gang in exchange for paying for his father´s medical bills, there´s no going back...or is there? As Frankie does things he never thought he´d be capable of, he´s forced to confront the truth of the family and future he was born into-and the ones he wants to build for himself.