Over the Wall Foundation

   Youth Drug Abuse Prevention and Intervention

   "Changing our future one kid at a time"

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This book is the result of fifteen years of firsthand experience with drugs, alcohol and related crime imprisonment.  This real-life experience has been expertly interwoven with the best, up-to-date science on the bio-psycho-social components of addiction, drug pharmacology, classifications, actions in the brain and body, and proven, easy-to-understand techniques for keeping kids drug free.

Author: Craig Farris

ISBN: 978-0-9749758-1-8

6x9 Trade Paper Back

256 pages

Price $20.00

Virginia Melendez “Peaches” was born in 1944 during the rise of East L.A.'s most violent gang culture.  She climbs the ranks as one of the barrios toughest "Homegirls".  Violence, robbery, drug dealing and even murder became her tools to gain money, power, respect and affection within the barrios where fear, intimidation and control mean the difference between life and death.

The never-ending cycle of violence takes its toll on this young woman's heart.  She watches as friends, neighbors and the first man she loved are killed simply because they come from different barrios.  Peaches faces a difficult choice, continue the cycle or denounce the violence.  It would mean taking a stand against the barrio.  Her new message of "We are one gente." would overcome years of fear and hatred.  It would change her and the barrio forever.

A rich and deeply layered story of historical fiction which will touch the hearts of Latinos and urban citizens of all races.

Tony Longoria was born in 1941 in Los Angeles, the old Barrio of Palo Verde that was later known as Chavez Ravine.  At the age of thirteen he was initiated into the notorious gang from Dog Town. 

In 1974, Tony was sent to the California Department of Corrections for 1st degree robbery.  He was paroled in 1977, but returned again for a second robbery conviction.  In 1982, he was incarcerated at Folsom State Prison for 1st degree murder.  Tony was later transferred to the notorious Pelican Bay State Prison in 1990.  During his thirteen years there, Tony wrote and rewrote Peaches by hand using nothing more than an ink-pen filler cartridge.  Seeing his fellow Mexicans dying senselessly finally made real what he had always thought to be true.  Mexicanos, regardless of where they lived were the same people inside and out.  He chose Peaches to speak on his behalf.

Author: Tony Longoria

ISBN: 978-0-9749758-4-9

6x9 Trade Paper Back

352 pages

Price $20.00