Product: Living The Life
Rating: 5.0
Desperada
The movie is based on the book Party Girl, by Lynn Ewing, a great writer. I had previously read the book,as well as her other books, Daughters of the Moon, & Sons of the Dark, all are great books. This one is actually based on the real lives of the teens she counsels in Los Angeles, The book is very tru to life & the movie followed the book almost to the letter. It gives a very clear picture of what it means to be in a gang. It also showes the lack of love, parental guidance, strenght & understanding, the poverty that leads children to join a gang, where they feel the have a family, & someone that understands & cares for them.I don't know what lead her to write the book, if it was the despair that she saw in the girls she counseled. but both the book & the movie could certainly be used as a teaching guide to many parents to show them how their lack of love & interest in being a good parent can lead their children to their destruction.Since the movie is no longer available, I will reacomend this book is put on the parents recomended reading list, as I have also recomended her other books to teen girls. all her books seem to have a message, & that is to believe in yourself your own strenght & to not make the same mistakes your parents made, & live the best life possible.