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The readers' advisory guide to street literature

Title
The readers' advisory guide to street literature / Vanessa Irvin Morris ; foreword by Teri Woods.
Author
Morris, Vanessa Irvin.
Publication
Chicago : American Library Association, ©2012.

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Description
xxiii, 138 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
Street lit, also known as urban fiction, addresses with unflinching grit the concerns and problems of city living. Controversial in some quarters, it is also wildly popular, and this readers' advisory by street lit expert Morris sketches out the rich history of the genre, showing why it appeals so strongly to readers and providing a quick way for street lit novices to get up to speed. It also covers a variety of subgenres in terms of scope, popularity, style, major authors and works, and suggestions for readers' advisory. --from publisher description.
Series Statement
ALA readers' advisory series
Uniform Title
ALA readers' advisory series.
Subject
  • Urban fiction, American > Bibliography
  • Urban fiction, American > History and criticism
  • Street life > Fiction > Bibliography
  • Young adult fiction, American > Bibliography
  • Readers' advisory services > United States
  • Fiction in libraries
  • Readers' advisory services
  • Street life
  • Urban fiction, American
  • Young adult fiction, American
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Bibliographies.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Fiction.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-130) and index.
Contents
It's like a movie in my head : street lit and its appeal to readers -- From Moll Flanders to The coldest winter ever : a historical timeline of street lit -- The streets are callin' : the street as a literary motif -- The diversity within street lit : themes and subgenres -- Street-lit readers' advisory : expanding on the patrons' expertise -- Toning it down : teen-friendly street lit -- Who put this book on the shelf? : Street lit collection development -- Characters outside the cover: Who and what are we reading in the library -- Hustlin' street lit : pushin' books and programs -- Epilogue: BEEF : bringin' extreme explanations to the forefont of street lit -- Works cited -- Literature cited -- Street-literature publishers.
Call Number
Sc D 21-39
ISBN
  • 9780838911105
  • 0838911102
LCCN
2011029685
OCLC
704391718
Author
Morris, Vanessa Irvin.
Title
The readers' advisory guide to street literature / Vanessa Irvin Morris ; foreword by Teri Woods.
Imprint
Chicago : American Library Association, ©2012.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
ALA readers' advisory series
ALA readers' advisory series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-130) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc D 21-39
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