Lower East Side: A short story about a girl, a drug ring, three dogs, and an improbable escape

“An exhilarating urban portrait of friendship that captures real life on a block in the Lower East Side of New York City” from the acclaimed author of Mexican American: A Novel Inspired by Real-life Events, Jennifer Y. Johnson-Garcia (Amazon Best Sellers List).

Yasmin is an exemplary teenager who obeys her elders and stays out of trouble. But when her aunt-turned-foster-mother places her on the steps of a building with marching orders to make money any way she can, things change. Between getting pulled into the area’s drug ring, and a defiant plan to save three dogs from an abusive owner, Yasmin lands herself in a world of trouble where survival might only be possible at the expense of loyalty.