Almost brilliant

"I feel like I only have to look at my father once, speak to him briefly, and my whole life will change." Francis's path seems preordained. After his stepfather and half-brother left the family, he lives with his mentally ill mother in a trailer park near Claymont. Financial problems and his mother's hospital stays dominate his life, and he's in danger of finally falling behind in school. Francis is convinced he's going to lead the life of a lose...