CHAPTER SIX: "Reading street lit allows teens to claim some modicum of ownership over their daily lives by being able to compare their realities and identities to the characters in the stories. Street lit gives its teen readers a sense of proaction, allowing them to slow down, to examine and process the rise and pitfalls of ghetto life." - Readers Advisory Guide to Street Literature
19 October 2011
Book Launch! Day#6 - Toning It Down: Teen-friendly Street Lit
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StreetLiterature site *ON HIATUS*
Greetings, This site is *on hiatus* until further notice. There are reasons: 1/ Since street lit has become pretty mainstream in publicat...
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Greetings All! Welps, here it is! This is the book cover for my upcoming text, The Readers Guide to Street Literature, published by the Ame...
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In recent months I have been listening to librarians (via conferences, book club meetings, conversations) from various areas of the countr...
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