I feel bad for saying this, but I LOVED this book. Cupcake Brown was orphaned at a young age, almost the age that my daughter is now, and placed into foster care. The foster home she was placed in was an extremely abusive situation. She ran away and found herself drowning in a world of drugs, alcohol, prostitution, gangbanging, etc. She eventually was able to get herself into a better situation, and learning about all of her struggles and the fact that she was able to go through so much at such a young age and make a life for herself was so inspiring to me. I highly recommend this book!!