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Author Irvin, Vanessa.

Title The readers' advisory guide to street literature / Vanessa Irvin Morris ; foreword by Teri Woods.

Publication Info. Chicago : American Library Association, [2012]
©2012

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Location Call No. Status
 West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Library Office  R OFFICE 025.54 MORRIS    In-Library Use Only
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Library Office  R OFFICE 025.54 MORRIS    In-Library Use Only
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  025.54 MORRIS 2012    Check Shelf
Description xxiii, 138 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series ALA readers' advisory series
ALA readers' advisory series.
Bibliography 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.
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.
ISBN 9780838911105 alkaline paper
0838911102 alkaline paper
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