A hard life of prostitution and drug abuse had taken its toll on Katrina and when her motherly instinct kicked in to protect her children from a sexual predator, she found herself at the mercy of the court pleading guilty to a murder. Katrina was destitute, on drugs and out on her luck when she decided to take her life and leave her two young adolescent children to fend for themselves.While many people in the ghetto see no way out of it, young Nina and her younger brother Jimmy fought together to maintain their family and keep alive their hope to become productive adults. Nina and Jimmy overcame sexual abuse and neglect in a drug and prostitution infested neighborhood to become a successful police officer, loving wife and professional basketball player respectively. Nina and Jimmy never lost sight of their dream even though they had no idea what life had in store for them.
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About the Author:
Richard Jeanty has worked as a high school teacher, a social worker and program director. Most of Richard's professional life has been dedicated to helping children and their families. An accomplished artist; poet and comic, Jeanty's hope is to lift the spirit of the world through his writing.
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- PublisherMk Pub
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0976053454
- ISBN 13 9780976053453
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages258
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