Dear Yvette

<p>All sixteen year old Yvette Simmons wanted was to disappear. Problem is: she has too many demons for that. Yvette’s life changed forever after a street fight over a boy ended in a second degree murder charge. Forced to start all over again she’s sentenced to live in a group home far from anything or anyone she’s ever known. She manages to keep her past hidden until a local cutie known as Brooklyn steps in. Slowly Yvette lets him into her heart and he gives her the summer of her dreams...<br /> <br /> But in Yvette’s world things are never as they seem. <br /> <br /> Brooklyn has a few secrets of his own and Yvette’s past comes back with a vengeance. Will she face life head-on? Will she return to her old ways? Or will an unexpected letter decide her fate?<br /><br /><strong>“Simone’s story is reminiscent of Sistah Souljah’s groundbreaking <em>The Coldest Winter Ever</em>…a hard hitting tale of the inner city’s unforgiving streets.”<em> —Library Journal </em></strong><br /> <br /> <strong>“Simone knows how to tell a story…and she can also bring the drama.” <em>—RT Book Reviews</em></strong></p>