(1 of 3 books) Vada Jones, 17 year old girl with the dream to be a star. Her inner ego tells her she's gonna make it but but reality, well...the closest thing to stardom will be her getting a new pair of shoes. She goes from foster house to foster house, just to get treated badly. But when she cross paths with a pimp thats madly in love with her, will it all change for young Vada?