Mr. Parks returns to life in the N.Y.C. shelter system with his sons just to leave the system and be separated from his boys and find himself living out of his van in order to survive while still employed. But this facinating true story has a bit of a twist to it compared to his first book sheltered. In this book, he tells his readers of the psychological ups and downs in his journey to move forward as a determined person and over come life's curve balls throwns his way, and methods on how to cope and stay sane in a selfi sh world that just dont give a damn.