Publisher's Synopsis
Fifteen-year-old Efraín and his two younger brothers live in a house on the hillside in Monterrey, Northern Mexico. They are left to fend for themselves after their mother is wrongly arrested for theft. Now it falls to Efraín to clear Má's name and to look out for his younger brothers, too. Má has raised her boys to keep out of trouble with the local gangs and tostudy for their future, but they are viewed by society as good-for- nothings or criminals simply because of where they live. And with theirMá now in prison, the only people offering any kind of support are the local gang members - but everything come with a price tag. The author portrays the difficulties of trying to make something of yourself when society's expectation for your life is set by who you are and where you come from.
