Seventeen-year-old Anthony "Spoon" Witherspoon is returning to Harlem after four months at an exclusive prep school. He never wanted to leave the city in the first place - especially not to attend the hallowed halls of a mostly white, very preppy New England school.
But now that Spoon is back home, he realizes how much he's come to rely on his prep-school friends and routine. And the thing he looked forward to most - seeing his girlfriend, Gabi - is the most shocking. Last time he visited, she was a vibrant, bright young poet; now, she's a thin, wasted drug addict.
Gabi has fallen to the Beast. It eats away at her dreams, her hopes, her future. She has lost her way in a fragile, desperate world. Spoon doesn't know if he can help her find it again - but he has to try...
But now that Spoon is back home, he realizes how much he's come to rely on his prep-school friends and routine. And the thing he looked forward to most - seeing his girlfriend, Gabi - is the most shocking. Last time he visited, she was a vibrant, bright young poet; now, she's a thin, wasted drug addict.
Gabi has fallen to the Beast. It eats away at her dreams, her hopes, her future. She has lost her way in a fragile, desperate world. Spoon doesn't know if he can help her find it again - but he has to try...
