Bonnie Ferron

Angelfire: a Teen Novel Bonnie Ferron

Fifteen-year-old Julie Windom is still reeling from the drive-by murder of her brother, Paul. Her new friends, Maria and Brenda, try to help her adjust to her new life with her foster family. When her foster parents, Helen and Eric Alexander, decide to take in Rocky, everything changes. Julie is sure that Rocky is a gang member and she suspects gangs were involved in Paul's murder. Rocky says he is not in a gang and Julie would like to believe him, but she is suspicious. What she finds out will shock her and put her new family in danger.