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Boss Lady.


BOSS LADY by Omar Tyree Omar Rashad Tyree was born Antwynne McLaurin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1969. He graduated from Central High School in 1987. He is currently married to Karintha and together they have two sons. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster

U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller.
, July 2005 $21.95, ISBN ISBN
abbr.
International Standard Book Number


ISBN International Standard Book Number

ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 
 0-743-22868-5

Young filmmaker and protegee pro·té·gée  
n.
A woman or girl whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person.



[French, feminine of protégé, protégé; see protégé.]

Noun 1.
 Vanessa Tracy Smith's observations of life, the Hollywood film industry, and her mentor, screenwriter and actress Tracy Ellison, are depicted in Boss Lady, Tyree's sequel to Flyy Girl and For the Love of Money.

Tracy is besieged be·siege  
tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es
1. To surround with hostile forces.

2. To crowd around; hem in.

3.
 with personal and professional battles, including whether she has time to engage in a relationship, mounting pressure from family and friends to marry and start a family, and overextending herself with acting, writing and producing in the highly competitive film industry.

More pressures arise when her teenaged cousin Vanessa arrives in Los Angeles from North Philadelphia, displaying a level of maturity well beyond her years. Tracy picks Vanessa as her personal assistant, and the bright teen uses her youthful ambition and sharp intellect to coax Vanessa into developing a clothing line, member club and film based on the immensely popular Flyy Girl book.

--Reviewed by Alecia Lanore Dean Alecia Lanore Dean works in publishing in Pennsylvania.
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Author:Dean, Alecia Lanore
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Date:Jul 1, 2005
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