Hinton, S. E

The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parents' death and their quest for identity among conflicting values of their adolescent society.

A junior high school boy idolizes his older brother, the coolest, toughest guy in the neighborhood, and wants to be just like him.

Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.