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This image shows a man in trouble. He is trying to get to the other end of the rope, but he is having a hard time because there are sharks trying to eat him. The man is Mona and the other end of the rope is a healthy life with a good job.

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This image shows a man in trouble. He is trying to get to the other end of the rope, but he is having a hard time because there are sharks trying to eat him. The man is Mona and the other end of the rope is a healthy life with a good job.

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The image shows a path you can take. It represents the path to a bright future or a path to a hard life.

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The image shows a path you can take. It represents the path to a bright future or a path to a hard life.

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The picture to the right represents Mona and how she changed from a gang member to a police officer

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The picture to the right represents Mona and how she changed from a gang member to a police officer

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The man laying on the cloud represents Mona staying true to her dream.

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The man laying on the cloud represents Mona staying true to her dream.

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The picture of the homeless man is representing how he took advantage of a second chance and was punished because of that

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The picture of the homeless man is representing how he took advantage of a second chance and was punished because of that

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“There is no specific day, no single moment, when I made the decision to run with the gang and turn my back on everything I had been taught by my father.”

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The choices you make early in life will impact your future.

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The choices you make early in life will impact your future.

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The quote is saying that Mona didn't wake up and decide she wanted to be in a gang, she slowly hung out with them more and more until she couldn't deny it. The theme is explaining how Mona joining the F-Troop gang will change her life for the worse, completely changing her life would have been if she stayed away from them.

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There were many difficulties on the path to become a police officer, but she worked hard to overcome those difficulties.

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”Guns, which had been rare sights when i was younger, now seem to be everywhere.”

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“This is the day you become part of la familia"

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The quote reminds us when Mona decided to become a police officer instead of continuing the path that she was on. She wanted a life where her husband doesn't beat her or her kids, where she has enough money to pay for food and rent. The theme it is never too late to change is a lot of what the book is about because she went from a gang member to a police officer. Two completely different lifes.

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“I knew everything was stacked against me. It was tough for women to make the force."

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The quote is saying how she had to fight through these types of moments so that she can live a well life. Her father encouraged her to join the police force when she got older. She stayed true to her dreams and became a police officer. The theme is telling us not to give up on our dreams because in the book Mona doesn't give up and now look at her situation.

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"My dad and I started growing closer when I took the job at the police station. Relations between us were far better than they had been when I was in the gang."

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Never take advantage of a second chance.

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Never take advantage of a second chance.

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The quote is saying that she was very appreciative about the second chance her father was giving her. The theme is telling us correlates to the time when she broke the news to her parents that she was pregnant her dad became distant. Then, when her dad notice that she was trying to change and become a better person he let her in and helped her.