Susan Birge is at her wit's end. Having survived as a single mother and finally achieved her dream of owning a flower shop, she goes to bed every night fearing what bad news the next day will bring regarding Rodney-her sixteen-year-old son, whom she dearly loves.

Rodney, on the other hand, couldn't care less. Or so he thinks. Choosing apathy over the pain of being abandoned by his father, he's fallen in with friends who are affiliated with drugs and alcohol. Arrest-and resisting arrest-seems to be his favorite pastime.

"Flowers for Rodney" tells the poignantly realistic story of a...