In this Oakland-based urban fiction, you learn of one girl's struggle with life. Diamond, like many of our young girls, is faced with unfortunate circumstances, many of which are caused from not having parental guidance and support. What's sad is the fact that she's really a smart girl with dreams of becoming a lawyer. But her love for what she's been familiar with all her life ~ the street-life ~ eventually wins her mentality over, where she gets caught up in just about every illegal activity imaginable. As time goes on, she earns her share of respect on the streets, EVEN BECOMES AN OAKLAND QUEENPIN! But as we all know, everything that glitters ain't gold. Diamond has to learn this the hard way, but SHE DOES LEARN. She learns something that all of our gems should know: The Streets Don't Always Love You Back! PAMELA M. JOHNSON let the truth be told in this one.Paula Edwards,Author of The Last Bad Decision