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Offering a seldom seen female perspective on gang life, this natural and powerful memoir instructs not only of 1 woman's struggle to survive the streets but also of her ascent to the most notable ranks of the new Mafia, where the only people more threatening than rival gangs were users of her own. At age five Sonia Rodriguez's stepfather started to abuse her; at 10 she was molested by her uncle and beaten by her mother when she told on him; and by 13 her home experienced turn into a hangout for the Latin Kings and Queens who have been friends with her more aged sister. Threatened by rival gang users at school, Sonia turned away from her education and extracurricular activities and only an environment of drugs and assault. The Latin Kings, one of the greatest and most notorious streets gangs in the us, became her refuge, but its assault cost her friends, freedom, self-respect, and almost her life. As the Latin Queen, she experienced the exhilarating highs and amazing lows of gang life. From being taken at by her own gang and kicked out at age 18 with a child girl to rejoining the gang and distinguishing herself as a leader, her legacy as Female Q was cemented both on her behalf willingness to commit assault and on her behalf role as a medicine mule.
