Vanessa saw that her eleven-year old cousin was pouting. Vanessa grabbed the glass from her cousin and then uncapped the bottle and carefully poured the remains back into it. She won’t know, Jalissa slurred.ĭon’t drink any more! Now she regretted ever telling Jalissa that sometimes when her mama was out she took a sip of the wine. Jalissa! My mama is going to know if you drink that much! Vanessa reached for the glass of wine held by her cousin but the other girl quickly downed half of it. This story is for adult readers only and contains mature themes including language, sex, violence, drugs and racism. It begins in the 70s and moves throughout the decades following the lives of people whose stories have intertwined in a romantic, tragic, sometimes funny tale of street life. This two part book series takes the reader back to the 70’s style urban lit stories of life in the ghetto. Scotty is learning something as well that his path has not been laid out before him and that everything isn’t necessarily everything. Initially afraid that Scotty intends to beat her up because her cousin called him white trash, Vanessa soon learns that although Scotty is a ‘Trick Baby’ and will probably be a dope boy just like his brother, he also somehow manages to be compassionate. It is the year that she meets 14-year old Scotty Tremont, one of the few white boys to live in the ghetto. In 1977 12-year old Vanessa White lives just out of reach of the projects that both scare and entice her. I hope you enjoy the newly edited version of Scotty and Vanessa's story.' But I knew that once I published it independently I would add everything back into it. 'I had to edit the novel's size down in order for it to appear the box set.

Now Pepper Pace has re-released this highly acclaimed novel with edits and additional material removed from the version appearing in the box set. Everything is Everything Book 1 is a story that first appeared in the smash hit box set, Scandalous Heroes.

Stranded! by Pepper Pace