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The readers' advisory guide to street literature [electronic resource] / Vanessa Irvin Morris ; foreword by Teri Woods.

by Morris, Vanessa Irvin.

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Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.

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.

Electronic Resource

http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=5DB3715E-EF45-473D-923E-6CEB6C38581B This title is available online; click here to access

9780838994689 (electronic bk.)

0838994687 (electronic bk.)

ALA readers' advisory series.

1 online resource (xxiii, 138 p.) : ill.

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? : collection strategies for street lit -- Characters outside the cover : how librarians, authors, and readers read street lit -- 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.

"Emphasizing an appreciation for street lit as a way to promote reading and library use, Morris's book helps library staff establish their "street cred" by giving them the information they need to provide knowledgeable guidance."--Provided by publisher.

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