Niki Jilvontae

1st Forty-Eight Niki Jilvontae

The hood has a way of sucking you in and never letting you go. Even if it's not the life you chose but rather the environment you were thrust in... The hood can trap you. This is true for the four friends and teenage mothers this book is based on, growing up in the hood. Each from different family demographics, they find themselves trapped in similar situations. After one tragic night, one of the girls dies while another goes to jail. The remaining two are left to pick up the pieces while raising their five kids. We'll ride through the tough streets of Memphis with Nyema, Nyeer, Audrika, Rondavious, and Shyeem, and find out how their city was dubbed the 1st Forty-Eight aka MEMPHghanistan. Poverty, violence, pain, despair, and murder is the backdrop of these five kids lives while growing up in Memphis. Come on this turbulent ride and find out if it's true that your environment can determine where you will go. This is the raw, gritty story of life in Memphis beyond Beale Street and Elvis's mansion. So welcome reader... Welcome to MEMPHghanistan??