Young-Minded Hustler

When the police kill her husband in the presence of their young son, Shy McGee becomes a single mother trying to raise boys to men. Her 17-year-old son, Prince, channels his anger into an effort to become king of the streets. Seeing her son try to step up and take his father's place, Shy is fully supportive. When Shy's boys are attacked and the wrong brother takes the bullet, she is determined to know who plotted the incident. When she discovers the truth, there is no question about how far she's willing to go to protect her young-minded hustler.

Tysha is the coauthor of Girls from da Hood 9 (with Amaleka McCall, Chunichi, and Meisha Camm) and the author of Young-Minded Hustler, The Boss, and more. Tysha’s own experiences of being born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, have influenced the fiction she writes. Her debut novel, The Boss, made Essence magazine’s bestseller list upon its release in 2008.