By Reymundo Sanchez,Sonia Rodriguez
ISBN-10: 1541461045
ISBN-13: 9781541461048
ISBN-10: 1569762856
ISBN-13: 9781569762851
This is a uncooked and robust memoir not just of 1 woman’s fight to outlive the streets but additionally of her ascent to the pinnacle ranks of the hot mafia, the place the single humans extra harmful than rival gangs were participants of her personal. At age 5 Sonia Rodriguez’s stepfather started to abuse her; at 10 she was once molested via her uncle and crushed by way of her mom while she advised on him; and through thirteen her domestic had turn into a hangout for the Latin Kings and Queens who have been acquaintances together with her older sister. Threatened via rival gang participants in class, Sonia became clear of her schooling and extracurricular actions in desire of a global of gear and violence. The Latin Kings, one of many biggest and so much infamous highway gangs in the United States, turned her shelter, yet its violence price her neighbors, freedom, self-respect, and approximately her existence. As a Latin Queen, she skilled the exhilarating highs and unimaginable lows of gang lifestyles. From being shot at by way of her personal gang and kicked out at age 18 with an boy or girl daughter to rejoining the group and distinguishing herself as a pace-setter, her legacy as girl Q was once cemented either for her willingness to dedicate violence and for her position as a drug mule. For the 1st time, a woman’s point of view on gang existence is presented.
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Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen by Reymundo Sanchez,Sonia Rodriguez
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