Urban neighborhoods come to life and become playgrounds that teem with activity and enthusiasm.
The initial burst of freedom is exhilarating, and with no classes to attend, the daily options of the recessed youth seem limitless. Soon after though, the pick-up basketball games, holiday fireworks and spraying fire hydrants lose their luster, and the dog days of summer begin to give birth to idle hands and idle minds. In urban and rural areas of the United States, there are children struggling with the challenges of growing up. While his friends were dodging cars on skateboards and playing stick ball, June was a month for Harrison to spend in summer school, making-up for lackluster grades during the spring. Finally free from summer school in mid-July, Harrison was ready to enjoy himself.