Street Fiction: Urban Fiction Author Interviews, Book Reviews and Writing Resources
Hip Hop, Street Lit, and Urban Fiction Book Reviews and Author Interviews
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Violence runs rampant on the streets of Washington, DC, and on one seemingly quiet day, the Odom family finds its world destroyed when seventeen-year-old Tashera is brutally attacked by a group of high school girls. Retaliation exposes the corrupting existence of violence in our communities and the … [Read more...]
A new life. An new school. A new bully. That's what Darrell Mercer faces when he and his mother move from Philadelphia to California. After spending months living in fear, Darrell is faced with a big decision. He can either keep running from this bully--or find some way to fight back. Get The … [Read more...]
Lately, Keysha feels like a magnet for trouble—especially boy trouble. Her last love interest turned out to be a major fraud, and her ex, Wesley, refuses to accept that they're finished. Swearing off relationships and concentrating on herself seems like her smartest move. Then Keysha meets her … [Read more...]
This summer was supposed to be different. With the school year over, Darcy Wills looked forward to the best time of her life. But her plans are shattered by a series of the unexpected events. First, horrible news threatens to rip her boyfriend Hakeem away. And then someone new enters her life, … [Read more...]
This is so not how it was supposed to be… What Jade Morgan wants: for her parents to get back together. Instead her dad proposes to his new girlfriend, who has the nerve to ask Jade to be a bridesmaid. Like that’ll ever happen. Her new boyfriend, Terrence, thinks she should give her future … [Read more...]
Ever since the death of her younger brother, Dellie lives with a sad, secret guilt that the accident that killed him was all her fault. But Dellie's life begins to change when she strikes up a friendship with Corey - a little boy who's just moved into her housing project building. Corey's often … [Read more...]
Martin Stokes could hold his own in the tough New York City neighborhood where he grew up, but that's nothing - nothing - compared to Riker's Island. Martin's been in the Riker's Island jail for five months and counting, locked up for a crime he didn't even mean to commit. After his court date is … [Read more...]
First, Issa Mazumder’s nerdy boyfriend dumps her for popular Latina princess Cat Morena – as if Cat even likes him. She just hates Issa. And for good reason: Issa finds out that her mother not only has been dating Cat’s dad, but is going to marry him. That means they’re moving to Cat’s … [Read more...]
A girl's 16th birthday is supposed to be sweet, but For Summer Flynt, it was the day that changed her life forever. Young, fly, and beautiful, Summer is under the wing of her older sister Trish, but when Trish steals something that doesn't belong to her, she gets involved in a lifestyle that she … [Read more...]
