One of those tales that ties you up, turns you inside-out, wrings you like a wet cloth. Jason Reynolds,New York Timesbestselling author ofLong Way Down

American StreetmeetsLong Way Downin 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, hes in trouble.

The second his father gets shot, suddenly nothing else matters.

And the second Frankie joins his uncles gang in exchange for paying for his fathers medical bills, theres no going back…or is there?

As Frankie does things he never thought hed be capable of, hes forced to confront the truth of the family and future he was born intoand the ones he wants to build for himself.