Life takes a dramatic turn for Scottie Wellington when his mother, Phyllis marries Franco Marx, a man with a violent temper who moves the family to a West Philadelphia gang infested neighborhood. As Scottie struggles to cope with an unstable home environment and neighborhood bullies, he forms some unlikely friendships along the way with people that have problems of their own: Bianca, an outspoken red headed geeky math whiz with braces, Gracie, an...