Books published by publisher NY Putnam 2003.

If things hadn't changed, their parents would still be alive. Charlie would never have gotten busted and sent to Rahway Correctional. Ty'ree would have gone to college instead of having to work fulltime to support them. And Lafayette wouldn't have all these questions these whys, whens, and hows clattering around in his head. Why did Mama have to die? Why does Charlie hate him so much now, and when did he turn into such a stranger? And how are the three of them_Miracle's sons, her boys-supposed to survive these times together when so much seems to be set against them?