No Boyz Allowed

Simone tells authentic stories of teen life in the 'hood better than any other author currently writing contemporary YA street lit. -- Library Journal on Teenage Love Affair (starred review)

True story: I'm Gem, G-E-M, like a precious jewel, and my life has been nothing like my name. I've been on my own since I was nine and now I'm sixteen. But so what. I'm good, and so ...