Ride Wit' Me [Paperback]

Deja King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 2009

Check out Mercedes and Dalvin, two beautiful young lovers in a modern day story that is destined to be a classic. Mercedes is truly a daddy s girl. She is his crown jewel and nothing in the world is more precious to him. Mercedes does everything to please her father until she falls in love the very first time.

Dalvin is a rising Kingpin. His family runs the streets of Chicago and he is destined to take over the helm one day. Falling in love is the last thing on his mind until he meets Mercedes Clinton. He s instantly mesmerized by her beauty. She is the girl of his dreams and someone he immediately feels he s destined to spend the rest of his life with.

But sometimes in love, things are not meant to be. Parents can sometimes seem to be your enemy and the streets will always have their way of trying to destroy anything good. Will Mercedes and Dalvin fall victim to the obstacles standing in their way, or will they fight against the odds and ride it out.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Following in the footsteps of books like The Coldest Winter Ever. A fast read without the raw street language that goes with so much of it. -----School Library Journal

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: A King Production/Young Diamond Book; Original edition (September 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0975581198
• ISBN-13: 978-0975581193
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ghetto Romeo & Juliet, February 13, 2010

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K. Augustine (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This ghetto fairy tale would be great teenage fiction if it weren't for the sex and the bad portrayal of young love. I would hate for a young person, more specifically a young lady to read this and believe this is what true love should be. Three out of the four main men in this book are controlling, demeaning, and very jealous. Briefly and in very few instances did this novel even shed light on what a true loving relationship should be. With that said, it is definitely love at first sight for Mercedes, and Dalvin seems equally infatuated. Their relationship progresses rather quickly and they soon realize their fathers are enemies and Mercedes is forbidden to ever see Dalvin again. Needless to say, she doesn't obey her father and spineless mother. This urban adaptation of Romeo and Juilet mirrors the original in many ways, luckily suicide is only mentioned and not carried out. This novella will definitely take you on a wild ride and I can guarantee you will be rooting for Mercedes almost the entire time. She is still a teenager so she does make a some mistakes.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For every girl thats been in love, January 25, 2011

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Jessica Brownlee - See all my reviews
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This is for any girl that has been love for the first time. This books is a really good read and had me crying in the middle. i think every young girl needs to read this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT!!!, December 26, 2010

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Anala13 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ride Wit' Me (Paperback)

This Book Is More Than Good. A Wonderful Urban Ghetto Love Book For Teens. Cant Wait For The Second One.