The View from Cream City Bridges

Travis "Cream City" Bridges is a high school basketball star and the first-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks. He's also black. So when he is accused of the murder of a white female classmate, the city explodes with racial hysteria. There's rioting in the streets, and a young boy is shot and killed in the confusion. Milwaukee is ready to implode.

It's up to defense attorney Sydney Hirsch to defend Travis, and she must unravel the chain of events leading to the murder. But then Travis's best friend, Vince, apparently commits suicide, and Sydney uncovers a secret that could threaten Travis's professional basketball career. Worse, it could have been Travis's motive to kill his classmate.

Don't miss this relevant coming-of-age novel that explores contemporary racial tensions in an urban setting.