1. The Street Lit Author and the Inner-City Teen Reader.
- Author
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Irvin Morris, Vanessa
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STREET literature , *AMERICAN young adult literature , *TEENAGERS , *RURAL teenagers , *INNER cities , *AUTHOR-reader relationships - Abstract
The article examines the literacy of the teenage street literature readers in the inner cities in the U.S. It explores how street literature authors portray the daily lives of those who lack education and employment, and argues that people excluded from the inner-city American life face difficulties in accepting that the street literature genre can parallel the realities faced by many Americans. It also describes the benefits derived by teen urban readers from the themes and plots of street literature, and offers a list of authors who are popular to inner-city teen readers including Lenora Adams, Coe Booth and Paul Langan.
- Published
- 2011