She knows she has some things to work on, but damn don't judge. Overweight and Unsatisfied, seventeen year old Tiffany Evans get's teased about her occasional "Twinkie" consumption, but is a far-cry from your average "Phat" Girl. Living in the center of the hood has taught her to cease any developing relationship, and to trust nobody. Norfolk,Virgina has a sub-substantial amount of hood-nigga's and losing her virginity to one of vase-majority has undoubtedly showed her this.

"Gurrl who goes to uni a virgin anyway?" I said smirking. "Honestly. You can't just give away your flower. It's precious." "I'm not just gonna give it to anyone. I need to find someone who's worth it. It's September and we start uni October next year. That's one whole year to find someone who is worth it, someone I can call bae." Nazanin shook her head at me I disbelief "So you are on the pursuit of love." "Naahh I like to think of it as a quest." She only wanted to be loved. She only wanted happiness, two simple demands, yet so hard to find. She was on a quest. A quest of love.

Sometimes hurting the person you love is easier than showing them love, especially when you're hurting inside. Saint-Luc and Naomi Adebayo-Roux aren't any different. This is their story.

Secrets and lies can destroy friendships, but what seventeen year old Faye is keeping from her best friend Marcus will change both of their lives for good if it gets out...

Yvette Ali. South London. A young woman attempting to find her place in life when she meets Trouble along the way.

She goes by the name LadyC or LC. If you see her on road, don't screw her ..try your best to not even look at her- unless you're close. At just 16 years of age she deals with crime, drugs, boys etc. With her dad running the streets and earning the most respect everybody knows not to mess with his princess.. But what if it all gets too much for her? All the stress, the drama, heartbreaks..Will she still be able to stand strong and own whats hers ..or will it all come crashing down on her ..leaving her BROKEN...

fifteen year old beauty, is an African girl moving to London city in the UK with her single mother . soon she finds herself making friends friends quickly and easily...and has everything in place. But beauty is an innocent child of Gods, who loves going to church and praising the lord. what will happen when her hormones start running wild? or even when a so called ''stalker'' begins to threaten her? how will she cope with her feelings when she finds herself falling in love? london...urban...classicly original x

A 16 year old girl who lives in the hood with her over crowded family, deals with the surprising abuses at home from her own mother and father, dealing with high school, and a crush all at once. She's hated but yet at times she's love. Hood Gurl brings rollercoaster ride full of happiness, anger, and sadness all at once. Who said life was easy?

A 17 year old girl, named Camille Edwards and her mom and dad lives in a dangerous-ghetto neighborhood. Her mother is a crack fiend, and her father is ever barely around, roaming the streets. She lives in a broken-poor neighborhood in the housing projects, figuring out ways to turn her life around. Camille hasn't been the brightest of many 17 year old's. But It wasn't her fault for growing up with bad parents. She has a two year old daughter from an abusive boyfriend named Tyrese Jackson (19) who is a street pharmacist and a gang member. Since her parents aren't there for her and since she's an only child, Camille has grown to take care of herself and go to school all on her own. In order to help pay half for rent, for her daughter, and for her boyfriend she is a local tutor in the neighborhood. When that doesn't work out... She goes into illegal situations in the streets in order to make the money every month. She ultimately has a breakdown and figures that nobody would ever truly love her until she met a guy, a guy who would love her, cherish her, and help take care of her. If only she would let him. It ain't easy growing up without good influences, but only Camille can figure out the pursuit of happiness in her teenage love affair.