is a powerful novel about a teenage girl who will do anything to belong--to McKay, that is. "No one knows how much she wants him, how far she'll go to be with him. She doesn't even know herself..." (back cover). New York City sets the stage for this tale. It tells the stories of a gang in the 1940's, the Orphans. Everyone who belonged to this gang was an orphan. All they had were each other. The narrator, whose name was never given, is the main character. She is the one in love with McKay. She will do whatever it takes to fit in. Sh ....