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17 year-old Eli Mercer has spent his whole life growing up in the shadows of southern Illinois we're empty streets late night sirens and broken promises feel as common as the changing weather living between small Illinois towns and other outskirts of SaintLouis Eli and his close group of friends areJust trying to survive every day teenage life- school family problems  first break ups and figuring out who they want to become but life around them is changing crime is rising gangs are creeping up into the neighborhoods, drugs and violence are taking people under and rumors of corruption are spread spreading through the streets from dangerous cruise to adults who are supposed to be protect protecting the community the line between right and wrong begins to blur as the teens seeing how deep the problem really goes alongside his Troubled friends jack the recklessone hiding anger  behind jokes mason the quiet friend carrying family struggles Riley the heart of the group trying to hold everyone togetherand cassie fearless but hiding fears of her own  Bill Anderson the older brother role model of the group loves his friends more than his troubled family  Eli struggles to protect those he cares about  while trying not to lose himself