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"Welcome to Preppy Gyrl Country Club! A ""Smart Girl's World!"" The premier place of leisure for the Prep and Posh! The ultimate hangout for smart girls that love fashion, lipgloss and college life. It's finally here! The countdown to College! A new life of freedom! It's time to pack for move-in day! The popular dorm, Sebastian Hall awaits on the prestigious Brighton University campus in California! College in Cali! Oh yes, hunny bunnies! Roomies are a must! The summer break before college is cute, classic, filled with temptation and jaw-dropping! Is this a battle or a war? Weapons are out! Traps are set! The enemy is near! But where? Who is the target? Diary Entry 1 in her diary elegantly reads in Bubblegum Pink ink... Summer Break Before College, Oh my Goshh! This summer was like war! Like a teenage war or something! What happened to my lipgloss? Where is it? I love my lipgloss! Where will I find another color like that? Ugh!... Meet the Preppy Gyrls: Jordan Posh, Brooklyn Pastel, Fah'ry Kanary and Emory! They are four best friends that attend St. Martin High School, a private school in Chicago. The girls are adorned with privilege but are ironically raised in the ghetto. They are virgins, Christians, members of the Smart Girls Club of valedictorians and salutatorians and are quite privileged compared to the other girls in their neighborhood. These Preppy Gyrls love fashion, being smart, lattes, hanging out together and cruising in their matching pastel pink, purple, yellow and blue convertible IvyKennington cars. They are what the author, LaToya N. Ausley calls the Urban Privilege! Can these girls survive a summer break of freedom? Will one of them give up their virginity in college or remain pure for their future husband? Can these girls, as Christians, join a sorority? Whose college major will really make them a millionaire rich girl? Is it possible to be a teenager and a prophet? LaToya N. Ausley introduces these Urban Belles to the world as she unlocks their college dorm diaries and chronicles their lives in college as they journey from the hood to higher education and reach for high society. The struggles and successes of being a ""Smart, Black Girl in College"" from the ghetto are real. The dorms will be their new home in Brighton, California. Far, far away from the slums of Chicago. The Preppy Gyrls have the golden ticket! What's that? Fah'ry, the ultimate Urban Belle is a Fashion Design major with a minor in Software Engineering and has a promising future. However, her wardrobe and dialect are not so adored along with her several luggage of love, including dangerous boyfriend baggage and jealous enemies that seem to be on the road to college with her. Jordan, a Pre-med major that loves all things research and makeup has serious problems at home and is often fighting for peace of mind. Brooklyn, a Finance and Business major that loves her cheer bows is quite independent, boy crazy and is carrying love luggage of her high school sweetheart. A scarred heart from the unimaginable headlines her. Emory, a Ministry and Leadership major that loves making lattes and experimenting with chemicals is soooo spoiled and is the daughter of Pastors. She often hears and sees things before they happen and is quite confused about what is happening to her. Oooh and this crush she has...! Preppy Gyrl Country Club is truly all things college and dorm life survival! Hop on the passenger side of the Preppy Gyrls' pink, purple, yellow and blue convertible cars as they cruise into this new world called college life!"

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Preppy Gyrl Country Club is the missing piece for African-American teen girls, especially those with a Christian background. It addresses entering into college and what it is like living on campus with freedom to do whatever you want. It really helps girls to think twice about the decisions that they make based on reading about these young ladies! By the way, I love Fah'ry. She's so real! Dr. Candice Abigail The chapter on sororities and fraternities is really good. It is a refreshing and biblical perspective on why Christian girls shouldn't join sororities. -Ava I loved this book! It's like a reality show on paper! These girls go through some tough stuff! It keeps you turning the pages to see what happens to them. Very good book for black teenage girls who want to go to college. The fact that they are from the poor areas of Chicago is cool. I feel like they are just like me. I can relate to Brooke so much. The issues that she has with her mom are very real to me. Tiana Johnson I like that they are Christians, smart and virgins. The author does a great job of showing their faith and balancing out the truth, which is, they are still teenagers with temptations. Author Angela Crosston Wow! The temptations, the drugs, alcohol and the party with the gangs took me by surprise. I was not expecting it at all. I guess that is a peer pressure that a girl can experience, Christian or not. I recommended this book to my youth ministry at church. They all need this before going away to college. I love The Scriptures and the church scenes. Great way to show the life of a Christian girl growing up. Victoria I can't wait for the next book. What happens to Fah'ry? Toni Trying to figure out what was up with the girl that likes Blue was wrecking my brain. She is so smart and very spiritual. She hears God and it iaas wonderful to see a young girl embrace being a Christian and not be ashamed. These girls are best friends. It is nice to experience true friendship in this book. I can't wait to read the next book. I hope that they remain friends. It is so rare to find but girls who are friends like this. -Serenity Thomas This book really seemed like a thriller. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I could not put this book down!! The way that the author showed the virginity part had me in tears. Makes you think... Ooh, I really didn't like that Chaston or Diesel! Heartbreaks are painful. I loved the cars and the fashion. I am definitely buying a J.D shirt. I like her personality. She's a pre-med major. I am going to study that too! Jordan The prophetic gift is not often talked about as it relates to teenagers. This is great that it is covered in a book for teenage girls. The gift does not start when you get older, it actually starts when you are younger and I appreciate the author covering this topic. My daughter really needs this. That girl Fah'ry. All that I can say is poor girl! She's really in love. I hope somehow that she gets better. Smh A. Camden Identity crises are everywhere in this book. Great way to shed light on domestic violence and families and how it affects the kids. These are churchgoing family is going through this. Kudos to the author for talking about this taboo subject. This is a book on survival. These beautiful girls are pushing hard through their troubles and home backgrounds to make it out of a bad neighborhood and go to college. I love it! Nicole Robinson

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"""Welcome to Preppy Gyrl Country Club!"" These were the words spoken to every person that walked into the bubblegum pink and white dorm room-inspired lipgloss boutique of Chicago! Those same words made their way to the cover of a book! Novels that edify, encourage, comfort, teach and warn. Meet the author and creator of Preppy Gyrl Country Club, LaToya N. Ausley. She is known for addressing the inner thoughts and private lives of Christian young ladies as they mature and transition into high school, college life and adulthood with a special emphasis on church, academic success, dating and love, virginity, lifestyle, and ""shhh, don't tell anyone""...the prophetic gift in teens. LaToya N. Ausley is an African-American Teen and YA novelist. She is the wife of her college sweetheart, Donell Ausley and the mother of a young gentleman. She is a lover of God and has a heart for young ladies with hurting hearts and challenging backgrounds. It is her desire to see young ladies overcome obstacles, complete graduate degrees, have lucrative careers, enter healthy relationships, and be assured of their identity as Christians that love God with no shame. LaToya believes that campus living is tempting and can be a season of heightened sin. She ministers to the needs of young ladies using decision-making with raw themes as the styles of her literature. LaToya was born and raised in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Professionally, she served in university administration within the Student Affairs department for 5 years. LaToya graduated valedictorian of her eighth grade and high school classes. She appeared on Chicago's Know Your Heritage, a televised academic competition for high school students. She also was awarded the Chicago Scholars award. In 2005, she received her B.A in Psychology /Clinical Counseling from Saint Xavier. Her master's degree is in Higher Education Administration from Governors State University where she maintained a 4.0 G.P.A. LaToya began her Doctoral studies at Benedictine University in Higher Education Administration and Social Change. She also studies Cognitive Science and its emphasis on how the brain processes learning and memory. ""I absolutely love the brain!"""

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