Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen

Reymundo Sanchez · Sonia Rodriguez

Jul 2008 · Chicago Review Press

About this ebook

A former member of the violent Latin Kings street gang, Reymundo Sanchez brings his hard-earned experience and insight to bear on the issue of young women in gangs, tracing the heartbreaking transformation of a bright young girl named Sonia Rodriguez--who tried desperately to avoid the drugs, violence, and gang members that infested her family and neighborhood--into the ruthless and powerful Latin Queen leader known as &“Lady Q.&” From throwing punches and running drugs to getting shot at and doing time in prison, Lady Q follows the same dangerous, dead-end road as so many young men in gangs, until she realizes that saving herself and her children means changing course before it's too late.

Ratings and reviews

Well since I was only able to read the first 49pages, I felt that it was a fairly nice story in itself. I was bummed out when I noticed it had ended there and immediately called the local library to see if it was in. I had the feeling that many girls my age would love to read a book like this, because of the realist side of it and the intensity it achieves.

I think that lady q is a really good book becuse it tells about a girl who went thow alot of things in her life .and many damages done by her family sonia is a good person and shouloffed been trieted that way.......:}

The book is called "Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen" by Reymundo Sanchez. This book is like a biography of Sonia's life. Which is the the girl's name who the book is about. Story of a female gang member, and how she becomes “Lady Q”, interesting.

About the author

Reymundo Sanchez is the pseudonym of a former Latin King who no longer lives in Chicago. He is the author of My Bloody Life and Once a King, Always a King, and has appeared on Fox News Chicago, Telemundo, and Univision. Sonia Rodriguez is the pseudonym of a former Latin Queen who no longer lives in Chicago.