The Rat That Got Away

One man’s “gripping” story of growing up in the South Bronx during an era of upheaval—and overcoming addiction to find success ( Library Journal ). Allen Jones grew up in a public housing project in the South Bronx at a time—the 1950s—when that neighborhood was a place of optimism and hope for upwardly mobile Black and Latino families. Brought up in a two-parent household, with many neighborhood mentors, Jones led an almost charmed life as a budding basketball star—until his teen years, when his