The Hood’s Daughter Book

“The Hood’s Daughter” is the coming-of-age story of Pamela Nicole Dukes early life in Chicago. In this book, she reveals the daily challenges she faced trying to find her way through the gang-affiliated neighborhood of Englewood. Fatherless with only her mother and aunt to raise her, yet with no real support, she was often left to fend for herself, which led her to turn to the “love in the streets.”

Here she shares her journey and lessons she learned while encountering countless traumatic life events that tested her will to survive. She describes times when she was a teenager and thought she would not make it to see the light of another day. But she survived those tough times.

She now stands here today as an example of perseverance and willpower. This book will help you navigate the obstacles in your own life journey, and through her experience, teach you not to make some of the same mistakes.