4 stars
Four gang members from South Los Angeles are sent out by car on a job to kill a judge in rural Wisconsin. The road trip is the first that fifteen year old East, the main character, has been outside of his neighborhood and as he drives along he witnesses life outside the gang for the first time. As the four boys try to stay out of trouble and on task, they are forced to work together and evaluate their own role in the gang organization. I picked this up thinking it a crime novel, but there is really very little about crime and more about the boys and their relationships with each other. The interesting thing is that these characters are very young but most have been out working the streets for several years already so I had to keep reminding myself that these were teenagers. Their reactions to the Midwest are often humorous and their interactions with each other are fascinating. The book did slow down at times but I found that this didn't bother me, and I found myself rooting for these characters. I received this book from a LibraryThing giveaway in exchange for an honest review.
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