From the Hood to the Highrise is the story of Philadelphia native Lisa Sparks' journey out her working-class neighborhood and into a 26-story highrise in South Florida. In this memoir, she shares anecdotes on overcoming insecurities, navigating her way through shootings, the disappointment of deaths of friends - and the death of her father. She caps off the story by revealing how she applied what she learned on the streets, in the classroom, and from her family to rising out of adversity and into prosperity.