I was very disappointed in Sister Souljah for writing such a terrible book. It started slow, was slow throughout and ended slow! I do understand what she was getting at in her depiction of African-Americans and Americans in general though. The story lacked the drama that Winter had and no matter what culture he is from I seriously doubt that a fourteen year old boy would be THAT responsible! I mean come on!! It was unrealistic!! I would urge anyone not to buy this book. Borrow it from the library or if you must buy it, get it from amazon at a discounted price. Its not worth the money, trust me!