When sixteen-year-old Tracey runs away she finds that making ends meet in New York City for a young girl with few real skills is nearly impossible. That s when Tracey becomes Amanda, a topless dancer. On her first day of work, another dancer gives Amanda this advice: Never mix this place with the real world, but already Tracey s and Amanda s worlds seem like one big blur...

Tracey is one of the most interesting female characters in recent YA fiction... In a sense this is a survival novel. (The Horn Book)

An ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Readers