The Birth of the Promiscuous Girl

Told through a collection of diary entries, April Smith’s life story centers on being given a label at a young age that followed her throughout her adolescence. A single word– “promiscuous”– shaped the way she viewed herself and her actions for a time. Ultimately, she persevered in the face of judgment and neglect at home, bullying and rejection at school, and a number of other curveballs that life decided to throw her way. She reclaimed her sense of self and found hope and a future against all odds, and her desire is that readers will be inspired and empowered by the knowledge that they can do the same.