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A Girl Can Only Take So Much

5
Author
La'Quana Jones
Publisher
Ambiance Books
Pages
154 pages
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Ginger wants Dwayne to do right by her, but his life of pimping and drug dealing keeps getting in the way. It doesn’t help that he’s extremely abusive. She’s already been through so much in the past. From being raped and abused, all she wants is someone to love her. She loves Dwayne no matter what, but she’s also in love with Tamont, a professional hitman. Will she be able to leave Dwayne for good to be with Tamont? Her relationship with her mother is tearing up her soul even further and her cousin, Sparkle, always seems to get her into trouble. Ginger doesn’t know how much pain she can take from the people that she loves the most. A girl can only take so much.

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Comment by: Rishshale Cook
5

This book is Urban, But it also deals with the life of a girl trying to make her mother love her. The girl gets raped and she gets beat up by her boyfriend. This book touches all of your emotions.

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