{"product_id":"harlem-girl-lost-9780345492647","title":"Harlem Girl Lost","description":"\"A true urban novel filled with vivid images of the street.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Black Issues Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTreasure E. Blue, street lit's hottest newcomer, crafts characters that fly off the page and a story that burns with intensity. Set in Harlem, this searing novel is a poignant and gritty portrait of urban survival of the ghetto's fittest . . . and most fierce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSilver Jones knows just how cruel life can be. Her mother was chewed up and spit out by its dark side-brutally murdered while turning a trick. Rather than live with her abusive grandmother, Silver runs away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetermined to escape the mean streets, Silver longs for an education. But after running into an old friend, a homeless youth named Chance whom she'd taken under her wing once upon a time, Silver puts her dreams of college on hold. Chance is grown now-and he's a powerful drug overlord. But underneath the cool exterior is the same innocent boy Silver once loved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they begin an affair, Silver tries to convince Chance to give up the lethal way of life that ruined both their childhoods. But Chance knows that walking away from the game means having to pay a deadly price. Silver won't take no for an answer-even if it means delving into a seedy underworld and outscheming some of its most vicious drug-dealers and cold-blooded murderers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Even in Blue's world of double-crossing, misogyny, drugs and brutality, an against-all-odds fairy tale can come true.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345492647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 6.52w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/05\/2006 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 737\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Treasure E. Blue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174016446645,"sku":"9780345492647","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d2e77943-6711-46cf-aa99-c1cd2044fd55.jpg?v=1716299953","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/harlem-girl-lost-9780345492647","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}