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Published
2006
Publisher
Amistad
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Street Love

Walter Dean Myers

Damien, headed for college, falls for Junice, whose mother is in prison, in a Harlem romance.

  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2007
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Themes

First loveAddiction & incarcerationFamily

Mood

Feels emotional, hopeful.

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