The Lure

by Lynne Ewing

Overview

From bestselling author Lynne Ewing comes a gritty, sexy novel perfect for fans of books like Perfect Chemistry—about a teen forced to become a "lure," a beautiful girl used by her street gang to seduce and entrap rival gang members.

The Lure tells the story of fifteen-year-old Blaise Montgomery, who lives on the dangerous outskirts of Washington, DC, where a stray bullet can steal a life on the way to school and death lurks around every corner. Drugs and violence are the only ways to survive, so Blaise and her friends turn to gangs for safety, money, and love. And when Blaise is accepted into one of the toughest gangs in the city, she's finally part of a crew. A family.

But as Blaise is put in increasingly dangerous situations, particularly as her gang's newest lure, she begins to see there's more to lose than she ever realized. Should Blaise continue to follow the only path she's ever known, or cut and run?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062206909
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/11/2014
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	657 KB
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Bestselling author Lynne Ewing began writing as a way to unwind from her job with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services. She is the author of Drive-By, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age; Party Girl, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, an Amazon Editor's Choice, and a Teen People recommended read; and the bestselling Daughters of the Moon series, which was also an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. She lives in Washington, DC.

Editorial Reviews

An eye-opening, heart-pounding look at survival on the streets.” — Booklist

“Fast paced...for fans of Allison van Diepen’s Snitch…and Greg Takoude’s When We Wuz Famous” — School Library Journal

“A fast-paced adrenaline-rush.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

From the Publisher

A fast-paced adrenaline-rush.

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

An eye-opening, heart-pounding look at survival on the streets.

Booklist

An eye-opening, heart-pounding look at survival on the streets.

Booklist

2013-12-01
Gritty realism and airbrushed romance go head to head in this tale of life among Washington, D.C.'s street-wise gangs. Years after her best friend died in a drive-by shooting, Blaise seeks safety and protection by joining Core 9, a gang active in her downtrodden neighborhood. As their rite of passage, Blaise and Ariel opt for a severe beating rather than the gang rape Melissa endures. At the pinnacle of Core 9's hierarchy is Trek, a handsome sadist whose favor is essential for survival. Desired by both Trek and her de facto boyfriend, Rico, virginal Blaise longs for Rico's best friend, Satch. When Trek offers Blaise pay to use her feminine wiles to draw gangbangers out for Trek to kill or maim, Blaise, guided by pure motives a saint would envy, reluctantly agrees. She's embarrassed but thrilled when Melissa's makeover transforms her into a sleek seductress, but she's sickened by the job itself. The girls of Core 9 are lovely; the guys handsome, muscular hotties who sell drugs but largely stick to beer. All, even Trek, are smart and self-aware, their families vicious or victimized. While some characters speak Spanish, none are identified by race or culture; ungrounded in cultural identity, characters feel generic. Skilled storytelling and starkly gripping details of gang life can't paper over the contradictions: This is stylish gangster porn. (Fiction. 14 & up)

Kirkus Reviews