The Orphans — Barbara G. Tarn

A gang of street teens finds more trouble than they can handle when they leave their hometown to hide in the jungle only to meet the Sect and their Bloodthirsty Goddess.

Keiko is the only girl in an all boys street gang, and she's in love with their leader, Kumar. She's happy to hear they're leaving town for the jungle, unfortunately trouble waits for them.
Kumar escapes the Sect to meet a tiger hunter who might become a mentor - but loses all his friends in the process.
Adult fantasy readers only