There and Now (Volume 1) weaves the untold tale of one boy by the name of Lil E who recounts all the middle school drama of his young life growing up in the heart of Philadelphia. His recollection of events in this Philadelphia story describes a riveting place for the most dangerous boys and Lil E remembers it all in one of the most gripping Philadelphia novels written ever. Starting from his first memories as a toddler, this young adult African American journey of a novel explores every restless turn in his life, from black fatherhood, school disasters during the early stages of Philly's desegregation program, crime in the neighborhood, early signs of the school to prison pipeline and discovering real friends. Unfortunately, this wimpy kid, no matter how tall he grew, was just always the one everyone teased to death. But bullying was far from the only childhood adversity, Lil E experienced; his youth fantasy was surrounded by the time of gangstas, posses, crack addiction, and political corruption; a time period when many lives in ruins fell through the cracks. Between the smiles of nostalgia to tears of a heart, There and Now is one of those must read books of all time. This Philadelphia series of one of many untold stories in America's inner cities will pull you along a journey full of social history and emotion.