Burn Baby Burn is set in New York in 1977. It features a young Cuban girl, Nora, and her struggle to deal with her terrible brother/sad, helpless mother and to deal with the shooter in upper New York who is preying on teenage girl's and their lovers. Nora's brother, Hector, is getting out of hand. He is doing drugs, hanging out with the wrong people, and violently abusing her and her mother. Nora's father only calls on holidays and pays for their rent. Nora meets a guy at her work and has to make a decision to either take the risk or not. 
 Burn Baby Burn is a very well-written novel. I just feel that some of the things Hector does to his family is a little too intense for new YA readers. I would recommend this book for about 16-18 people.