Fifteen-year-old RJ has never known a life outside his dead-end hometown of Arcangel, CA. The Blackjacks have ruled for generations, luring the poorest kids into their monopoly on petty crime. For years, they've left RJ alone... until now. When the Blackjacks come knocking, they want RJ to prey upon an old loner. But RJ is at his breaking point. It's not just about the gang who rules the town. It's about Charley, his disabled brother, and about Roxanne, the girl he can't reach. It's about the kids in his crew who have nothing to live for. If RJ is to resist, he must fight to free Arcangel of its past.