The book is an autobiography about Luis Rodriguez. It talks about what he went through in his early teens. It talks about the affect that drugs had on him. Another thing he talks about is how his mom and dad felt about him being how he was. He was kicked out of his house for being in gangs. He was put in lots of juvenile facilities for trying to commit murder, trespassing, and doing drugs. He was put in juvenile facilities for gang fighting and for trying to do good for all the Chicanos at the time. He was in a gang called Lomas. Their mortal enemies were Sangra who they always had problems with. Another enemy all the gang members faced was the cops.

In the end of his elementary years him and some of his friends made a clique call Thee Impersonations. They really did not...