Ride or Die (Lorimer SideStreets)

Wanda Lauren Taylor

$8.99

Publication Date: August 1st, 2018

Publisher:

James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers

ISBN:

9781459412491

Pages:

184

Description

When 15-year-old Kanika falls for Danny, an older guy she has always had a crush on, she becomes his "ride or die chick". Soon after establishing that she will do anything for him, Danny sells her into the sex trade. Kanika is drugged and taken to Toronto where she finds her friend has also been a victim of the sex trafficking plot. With the help of an older sex worker, Kanika manages to survive and escape the people abusing her.

Based on true events, Ride or Die tells the story of how a young black girl from a small town is lured into the sex trade by an older boy.

Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.

About the Author

WANDA LAUREN TAYLOR is an author, filmmaker and educator. With a background in social work and advocacy, Wanda lectures on social justice and human rights issues. She is a former CBC TV producer and the author of two books, including Birchtown and the Black Loyalist, listed as one of the top Black history books for young readers by Today's Parent Magazine and by the Canadian Children's Book Centre.