Just as gripping and gritty as her other verse novels, this new book from Ellen Hopkins follows the lives of five teenagers from varying backgrounds who ultimately end up in prostitution in Vegas. She does such a good job developing their characters, backstories, and desire to be loved that this journey is terrfyingly believable. It was heartbreaking to realize the combinations of youth, neglect, loneliness, parental belief, and substance abuse that led them all to the same place. Not for the faint-of-heart, but worth a read. 
 "I have 
 no place. No home. Sex, 
 but no real affection. I am 
 kept, but not cherished." 
 "I'll miss her, of course. She's 
 been the biggest part of me for 
 a very long time. But truth is, 
 the biggest part of me should 
 be me. Just have to find her."