RAW is a tale of a teenager named Brett Dalton who has been sentenced to three months at The Farm for a break and enter charge.

The book RAW is the story of Brett Dalton's experience at The Farm, a detention/rehab centre, after being caught breaking into a liquor store at night and stealing alcohol, cigarettes, cash and condoms.

When he gets to The Farm after an awful, hot, dehydrated trip in the back of a paddy wagon, he is determined not to cooperate or enjoy himself.

He sneaks out at night and plans on hitch-hiking to civilisation but the first car that picks him up is Sam.

He nicks off to behind the wood work shed to have a smoke, and spots a girl carrying supplies from a truck into the kitchen, he is stunned by her beauty.

Most of RAW takes place at The Farm, a detention centre for adolescent boys.