After her two brothers were "jumped in" by the Bloods at ages twelve and thirteen, Margaret--renamed Bree in her new street life--follwed their example. At twelve she was making deliveries for local drug dealers. For her thirteenth birthday, she received her own gun. At sixteen, forced to find a way to keep the water from being shut off in her foster home, she learned to cook crack cocaine. Soon after, she fell in love for the first time, dating a seasoned gang member until he was sentenced to life in prison. We observe the lives of these characters from childhood through adolescence and into early adulthood. For some, this means following a trajectory of crime, pregnancy, imprisonment-and ultimately, death. But for Margaret, her obvious intelligence, will, and tenacity-aided by sheer luck-enable her to break free, to graduate from high school, and then college.
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