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Antoinette, the best-selling urban-lit author of the Prada Plan series, presents a fast-moving tale about a gal from the desperate streets of Flint, Michigan, who has won a scholarship to UCLA. Just a week before her departure, she is shot by robbers, and a week later, her best friend is imprisoned for drugs. Still, Bleu makes it to California, enrolls, and works her way through much of the semester only to succumb to her wealthy and entitled roommate's insistence on partying instead of studying. A part-time restaurant job leads Bleu to sexy Iman, who pampers her but has lots of secrets. Seeking more revenue, Bleu enters the brutal world of drug trafficking, guided by her roommate. On her very first run, she is raped and almost caught by the feds. As she loses sight of her goals and puts herself in ever-worsening danger, Bleu finds herself forced into a do-or-die situation left open-ended for the next installment. Antoinette will have readers hooked on this edgy, twisting tale of innocence lost.--Alessio, Amy Copyright 2015 Booklist