A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death in this outstanding debut novel.

Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.

Lolly Rachpaul, twelve, still reeling from the shooting death of his older brother, begins to find his own way--without gang alliances--when his mother's girlfriend's gift of Legos allows him to build a fantastical city at a Harlem community center.

Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.