The book is about a family who live on the northside of Pittsburgh PA. They are a typical family living in the projects and wanting to get out and move to the suburbs away from crime and violence. The father Henry is a long distance truck driver and his wife Mary is a stay at home mom. John their son is a high school student who would love to be able to attend college in a major city and help his family move out of the projects. They encounter many obstacles in their journey including an uncle who is shot by a gang of drug dealers. Come join the family as they try and manuever their way through these streets, and out of the ghetto. Hard hitting gang violence, affiliated with a ruthless drug lord and his Mafia contacts.