<div><p>A sharp and gritty novel about a gang of teenaged girls called the Black Roses: Mac, the self-appointed leader and mastermind; Mercy, the Punjabi princess with a skill for theft; Kayos, a high-school dropout and young mother; Sly Girl, who fled her Native reserve for a better life; and Z, a sixteen-year-old graffiti artist.</P><p>Told in stark, vivid, and fearless prose, <i>Anatomy of a Girl Gang</i> is a narrative punch to the throat: an unflinching story about lost girls struggling for power, voice, and hope.</P><p><b>Ashley Little</b> is author of the YA novel <i>The New Normal</i> (Orca Books).</DIV>