Class of '09 || The Freeman's

Sixteen-year-old Jackie Freeman has one goal: survive high school, make money, and keep his younger brothers out of trouble. That would be hard enough anywhere-but at this school, chaos is part of the curriculum.

As the eldest brother of Huey and Riley Freeman, Jackie lives between two worlds. He has Huey's awareness, Riley's hustle, and enough common sense to know both can get you in trouble. Calm, observant, and always thinking three steps ahead, Jackie quickly realizes that social status, rumors, and stupidity run this place more than teachers ever could.

While Huey questions everything and Riley dives headfirst into every bad idea possible, Jackie starts building his own lane-turning school drama into opportunity, reading people before they read him, and learning that influence can be worth more than money.

But in a school full of manipulators, attention seekers, and people with nothing to lose, staying in control is easier said than done.

Caught between protecting his brothers, dealing with the most dysfunctional student body imaginable, and resisting the temptation to become exactly what he hates, Jackie is about to learn one thing:

Sometimes surviving the system means becoming part of it.