Book Description:
Meet five young ladies who call themselves 'The Roses!' Each rose represents a different color. They all have the same thing in common, poor living in Harlem Tenements, where dopefiends lurk the streets day and night. They will do anything to get away from it all, by any means! Theirs Toni, the only white female out the bouquet, she s the daughter of a feared hitman from Brooklyn. Toni represents the pink rose Happiness. Then Ava, the oldest of the bouquet, she s a college graduate who works in a bank, no one likes her very much, but The Roses love her. Ava s the black rose Death. Next comes Kia, Ava s younger sister, she s the smallest of the bouquet. Kia is a basketball fanatic! She will fight or cut anyone smaller or bigger than her even her sister. Kia is the yellow rose Friendship. Meet Regeanne, a chess player, rather a chess champ! She s six feet tall, 195 pounds. When she gets mad her light brown eyes turn green. She s better known as 'Big Rage.' She represents the white rose Peace. Finally we have Melody, the only Spanish mami in the click. Melody is a computer whiz. She dreams of one day owning her own computer company, named 'Hi Surf.' Melody s favorite word is Opportunity, whenever it comes knocking, Melody opens the door. Melody is the red rose Love. One day on their way to a basketball game at City College, changes their lives forever. Opportunity has come for them all! The moves The Roses make with 'Petals and Thorns' (chosen friends) got the attention of the federal government! Learn why, women loved them men feared them the streets of New York, Baltimore, Philly and Washington respected them. People in high places wanted them dead! The federal government didn t understand how five females from Harlem controlled it all!
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