Ghetto Girls
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In the fifth installment of the popular Ghetto Girls series, Coco suffers an injury that leaves her more helpless than she could have imagined. As she relies on her best friend Deedee for love and support, their relationship grows to another level. But Deedee finds out that her friend needs her even more than she's letting on when Coco's unsupportive mother puts her health in a precarious position. Meanwhile, Deedee has problems of her own when her uncle is named as a person of interest in a series of murders.
Anthony Whyte's Ghetto Girls series has garnered critical acclaim and legions of fans for its portrayals of adolescent street life. In the latest installment, Coco, an up-and-coming singer, finds her fortune taking a turn for the worst just as she's on the brink of fame. Struggling with both her own potential handicap and her mother's precarious sobriety, she calls on her friend Deedee to help decode an enigmatic message from Miss Katie. Meanwhile, Deedee is in a quandary of her own. She's discovered that her uncle is having an affair with Josephine, a girl her own age, and sets her sights on reuniting him with his former fiancee. Further complications arise as police pursue Coco's record producer, dead-set on framing him for a multiple murder plot. As tensions escalate, this street-smart drama speeds to an explosive and shocking finale.
