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Author Morris, Vanessa Irvin.

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

Publication Info. Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 138 pages) : illustrations.
text file
Series ALA readers' advisory series
ALA readers' advisory series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references 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? : 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.
Summary "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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Urban fiction, American -- Bibliography.
Urban fiction, American.
Genre/Form Bibliographies.
Subject Urban fiction, American -- History and criticism.
Street life -- Fiction -- Bibliography.
Street life.
Genre/Form Fiction.
Subject Young adult fiction, American -- Bibliography.
Young adult fiction, American.
Readers' advisory services -- United States.
Readers' advisory services.
United States.
Fiction in libraries.
Fiction in libraries.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Fiction.
Bibliographies.
Other Form: Print version: Readers' advisory guide to street literature. Chicago : American Library Association, ©2012 9780838911105 (DLC) 2011029685 (OCoLC)704391718
ISBN 9780838994689 (electronic book)
0838994687 (electronic book)
0838911102 (alkaline paper)
9780838911105 (alkaline paper)
9780838911105 (alkaline paper)
Standard No. 9786613310057