Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is starved for money. She will do just about anything legal to get her hands on the almighty dollarwash cars, sell rotten candy, skip lunch, clean houses. She is obsessed. She is driven. She is afraid. Memories of being homeless, sleeping in the streets, and eating handouts keep Raspberrys eye on the only prize that matters to her: cold, hard cash. When the green stuff greases her palm, she gets comfort from feeling its crinkly paper power. And, when money is your best friend, theres more to do than hold it. Raspberry kisses her cash. She smells it. She loves it.

But even money cant answer the questions that keep Raspberry awake at night. Will she and Momma ever move out of the projects? What did Janae do with the two hundred bucks Raspberry loaned her? And whats really going on with Momma and that rich doctor?

A haunting story of greed and forgiveness by the award-winning author of THE SKIN IM IN, this unforgettable novel will keep you glued to every page. Bank on it.