Little Ghetto Girl is the story of a young woman who enjoys the benefits of the illegal drug trade, but has tired of the risks associated with thug life. Kisa is your material girl.  She wears designer everything and she loves to shop. Streetwise and taking no stuff off of anyone, Kisa dates one of the baddest men around, Sincere.

After years of dealing drugs, Kisa has gone totally legitimate, leaving the street life to Sincere, who she eventually marries. If you’re thinking that things will settle down for the two once they get married, think again.

Danielle Santiago gives you an inside look into the lives of drug dealers, their family members and their enemies.  Sex, violence, drugs are just the tip of the iceberg. There are very few of the Ten Commandments that go unscathed. And don’t think for a minute that Ms. Santiago is glamorizing thug life. Readers will get a look at the good, bad and ugly. Some will like the excitement but others will feel as Kisa does—that this is not the life you want for yourself or your family.

Young girls should read Little Ghetto Girl so that they can have a better understanding of a life they see from afar but really don’t understand.  They will see that they can wear nice clothes, drive fancy cars and live like a celebrity, but the fall is harder and longer. Kisa wants her man out of the game and while he’s giving the thought some consideration, he’s like so many others who set their sights on one last deal or a few more years, only to realize too late that they stayed in just a little bit too long, ending up in prison—or worse—dead.

There are lessons to be learned from Kisa’s experiences.


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