She has three sons – Champ, the eldest, is bright and wants to continue going to college but struggles to fight the appeal of the streets. When the book opens, Grace has just gotten out of her rehab program after receiving a felony conviction for possession of drugs. The Residue Years alternates between the perspectives of the eldest son, Champ, and his mother, Grace, who has just left another of what appears to be an endless progression of court-ordered stints in rehab. He writes about the effect crack had on his mostly neglected neighborhood, and its impact on racial tensions, family, and identity. The novel is based on Jackson's own life growing up as one of few black boys in predominantly white Portland, Oregon. Grace has just left rehab and hopes to avoid the drug at all costs, while eldest son, Champ, deals crack to make enough money to support his mother and two younger brothers so they can all stay off the streets.
The novel follows Champ and his mother, Grace, who struggle to survive and keep their family together with opposing relationships to crack-cocaine.
Jackson is an autobiographical novel set in Portland, Oregon in the late 1990s.
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