{"product_id":"anatomy-of-a-girl-gang-paperback","title":"Anatomy of a Girl Gang - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshley Little\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize (BC Book Prizes)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sharp and gritty novel told in multiple voices, \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Girl Gang\u003c\/i\u003e is the powerful story of a gang of teenage girls in Vancouver called the Black Roses, a.k.a. the city's worst nightmare: Mac, the self-appointed leader and mastermind; Mercy, the Punjabi princess with a skill for theft; Kayos, a high-school dropout who gave birth to a daughter at age thirteen; Sly Girl, who fled her First Nations reserve for a better life, only to find depravity and addiction; and Z, a sixteen-year-old graffiti artist.\u003cp\u003eCast out by mainstream society, the Black Roses rob ATMs, cook crack on stoves, and savagely beat down anyone who dares to harm them. Brutal and broken, they claw at the knot of darkness and violence that tightens around their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in stark, vivid, and fearless prose, \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Girl Gang\u003c\/i\u003e is an unflinching story about lost girls struggling for power, voice, and hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Little\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003ePrick: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist\u003c\/i\u003e and the YA novel \u003ci\u003eThe New Normal\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in British Columbia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshley Little studied creative writing at the University of Victoria. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003ePrick: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist\u003c\/i\u003e (Tightrope Books) was shortlisted for a ReLit Award and has been optioned for a film, for which she is writing the screenplay. She is also the author of the YA novel \u003ci\u003eThe New Normal\u003c\/i\u003e (Orca Book Publishers).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 253\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e In the Margins Book Award (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771633271072,"sku":"9781551525297","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cd66ecd59594c69259646527545e64e9.webp?v=1780390008","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/anatomy-of-a-girl-gang-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}