Ra's Spiral Path

Category: urban lit

  • Precious: Based on the novel Push

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    By Sapphire Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Vintage Contemporaries, c1996, 1997, 2009 Genres: General fiction, urban lit, street lit ISBN: 9780307474841 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 177 (180 including Reader’s Guide) Setting: Harlem, Manhattan, NYC Time period: 1987 – 1989 Plot summary: Sixteen year old, Precious Jones lives an extremely hard life.  Born…

  • The Coldest Winter Ever

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    By Sister Souljah Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Pocket Star Books, 2006, c1999 Genres: Urban lit, street lit Series: Not at this time, although somewhere in the back of the book Sister Souljah mentions there might be sequel from Porshe’s perspective. ISBN: 9781416521693 Intended audience: Adults Number of pages: 534 Setting: Brooklyn and the…

  • Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome Volume 1

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    By  Chuck D and Adam Wallenta Illustrators: Adam Wallenta with Peov, Komikers Studios and Michael Bianco Place: Publisher & Year: Naugatuck: American Mule Entertainment, 2009 Genres: Adventure; science fiction; mystery Format: Graphic novel ISBNs: 0967390893, 9780967390895 Intended audience: Public Enemy fans – adults and young adults Number of pages: unpaginated Setting: Greater NY metropolitan area…