PUBLISH AMERCA Category:  Action/Thriller Publisher: PUBLISH AMERICA Type: Fiction Pages: 128 Copyright: January 2009 ISBN-13: 9781607035411 DIAMONDZ ARE FOREVER is a quick read, action packed, and full of suspense. It's a powerful, encouraging view of the struggles and life choices of youth. Please read book reviews at www.bn.com ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY AT http://www.publishamerica.com (online bookstore, African American books) OR www.bn.com OR www.amazon.com Diamond is a high school senior, physically fine, very athletic, and at the top of her class in academics. To put icing on the cake, Diamond is “dope girl fresh.” Lynne, Diamond’s mother, is a single parent, and her older brother, Junior, is the breadwinner. Ten toes down and running, Junior makes more money in one day than Lynne makes in a week. To keep Diamond out of the streets, Junior agrees to deposit $1,000 per month into her college fund as long as she gets straight A’s on her report card, stays out of the streets, studies pre-law in college, and never dates a hustler! Diamond is college bound when Champ comes to town. Now she must choose between the future her family planned for her and her love for Champ, a forbidden fruit and hustler. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY AT http://www.publishamerica.com (online bookstore, African American books) OR www.bn.com OR www.amazon.com Excerpt Diamond is a high school senior, physically fine, very athletic, and at the top of her class in academics. To put icing on the cake, Diamond is “dope girl fresh.” Lynne, Diamond’s mother, is a single parent, and her older brother, Junior, is the breadwinner. Ten toes down and running, Junior makes more money in one day than Lynne makes in a week. To keep Diamond out of the streets, Junior agrees to deposit $1,000 per month into her college fund as long as she gets straight A’s on her report card, stays out of the streets, studies pre-law in college, and never dates a hustler! Diamond is college bound when Champ comes to town. Now she must choose between the future her family planned for her and her love for Champ, a forbidden fruit and hustler. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY AT http://www.publishamerica.com OR www.bn.com

ENERGETIC AND ENTERTAINING READ
Posted June 27, 2009, 12:21 PM EST: This book is fast paced and exciting from beginning to end! Everyone from all walks of life can relate to the characters and plot. It is a fast read, I read it in 1 night. I definitely recommend it for your library. The ending left me looking forward to Part 2!


MUST READ
Posted April 22, 2009, 3:54 PM EST: A Cross between Sister Soulijah's The Coldest Winter Ever and Omar Tyree's Fly Girl but for the 20th Century. I felt like I knew Diamond, waiting for the second edition-unabridged....I recommend for everyone to read it especially if your from small town-closely knit- secrets in the closet-economically depressed/oppressed communities...Monique captured it all..Great Job!"




GREAT READ
Posted April 20, 2009, 2:09 PM EST: I read this book in one day! I could not put it down. I am ready for part 2