JOSEPH by Shelia P. Moses

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For Joseph Flood, life is tough. Tough because of Mama's addiction to drugs and alcohol. Tough because daddy is away with the army fighting in Iraq. Tough because it looks like there's no way out once you're living in a homeless shelter in a North Carolina ghetto neighborhood. And tough because … [Read more...]

ECSTASY by Shavon Moore

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Meet Ava Marseille, a beautiful but timid young woman from urban Atlanta. From an early age, Ava has had to shoulder most of the financial and emotional responsibility of caring for herself and her younger sister. When a dispute with her mother turns violent, though, Ava finds herself on the street … [Read more...]

BLACK GIRL LOST by Donald Goines

In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, Goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experience – the dark, despair-ridden world of a black girl’s soul! Sandra took to the streets when she was eight years old and tried to fight off the hunger pangs by shoplifting, … [Read more...]