A Classic Tale from the Streets — James Mitchum Oates

Dan is a high school student at the worst school in all of Los Angeles. When his family is put in harm's way by a death threat from a Blood member named Michael, Dan is very scared. Soon Dan's family gets killed and he has nowhere else to turn to but the Crips. They take him in and he becomes a criminal. Then one night while committing a crime, and officer gets killed and Dan is a suspect. Dan then reveals the real killer and at this revelation learns a shocking revelation of his own. Dan then starts over and finds religion and God, a girlfriend, a nice school and life is good. The story then escalates with a special ending.