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Ride or Die

door Wanda Lauren Taylor

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"This novel is based on real-life experiences and events in small town Nova Scotia and Toronto. The story recounts how a 15-year-old Black girl finds herself beaten, emotionally abused, sold to a pimp, and working in the sex trade. 15-year-old Kanika lives a sheltered life with her aunt in Guysborough, a small town in Nova Scotia. But that all changes when her best friend disappears after hanging out with some older boys. While trying to find out what happened, Kanika gets the attention of Danny, an older teen she has always found attractive. After establishing that Kanika is his "ride or die chick" and will do anything for him, Danny sells her into the sex trade. Kanika is raped and taken to Toronto, where she finds her friend has been a victim of the same sex trafficking plot. The two girls experience the hard and dangerous life of sex workers. Kanika never gives up her plans to escape. With help and strength given by an older girl who is a sex worker by choice, Kanika gets away from the people abusing her and makes her way home."--… (meer)

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Based on a true story, Ride or Die depicts the life of a 15-year-old teen from Canada who was kidnapped, abused, and forced to work in the sex trade industry. While this book could have served as an effective means to bring light to a serious issue, I think this story missed the mark.

First, the plot development and the writing left a lot to be desired. For this book to be based on real-life events there were several parts of the plot that just didn't ring true. First, when Kanika's best friend Panama disappeared, Kanika keeps pertinent information about the unsavory characters that she last saw her friend with from the police and Panama's family. The flow of the writing was off and it read like a bunch of random chapters put together. On top of that, Kanika is not a very likeable character. She's completely selfish and self-absorbed. She completely forgot all about Panama when a boy takes interest in her. I also found it very hard to believe that 2 teenagers who just underwent the horrific ordeal like Kamika and Panama would then decide to go off on their own after their respective escape and rescues

This book could serve as an excellent cautionary tale or a teachable moment for young girls with a little more fleshing out and plot development. (

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DMPrice | Jun 9, 2018 |

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"This novel is based on real-life experiences and events in small town Nova Scotia and Toronto. The story recounts how a 15-year-old Black girl finds herself beaten, emotionally abused, sold to a pimp, and working in the sex trade. 15-year-old Kanika lives a sheltered life with her aunt in Guysborough, a small town in Nova Scotia. But that all changes when her best friend disappears after hanging out with some older boys. While trying to find out what happened, Kanika gets the attention of Danny, an older teen she has always found attractive. After establishing that Kanika is his "ride or die chick" and will do anything for him, Danny sells her into the sex trade. Kanika is raped and taken to Toronto, where she finds her friend has been a victim of the same sex trafficking plot. The two girls experience the hard and dangerous life of sex workers. Kanika never gives up her plans to escape. With help and strength given by an older girl who is a sex worker by choice, Kanika gets away from the people abusing her and makes her way home."--

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