{"product_id":"street-love-isbn-9780064407328","title":"Street Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis groundbreaking novel in verse from Walter Dean Myers—two-time Newbery Honor winner and five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner—is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story set in Harlem. Share this one with readers taken with books by Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, and Elizabeth Acevedo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether read at home or in the classroom, and alongside the original inspiration or on its own. \u003cem\u003eStreet Love\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to spark opinions and conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This verse novel, in which entire poems dazzle readers with rhyme and rhythm and voice, finds Damien, a straight-A student, headed for Brown University. But he falls in love with Junice, a girl whose mother has just been incarcerated for selling drugs, and his direction could change. Readers enjoy multiple perspectives on this romance and the decision Damien makes.\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003estarred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hip-hop fans, readers of poetry, and hopeless romantics will respond to the emotional vibrancy of this powerful work.\"\u003cem\u003e (VOYA)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour first love is totally wrong for you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you follow your heart?\u003cp\u003eOr do you run away?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Dean\u003cbr\u003eMyers was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, Printz Award\u003cbr\u003ewinner, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, two-time Newbery\u003cbr\u003eHonor recipient, and the National Ambassador for Young People's\u003cbr\u003eLiterature. Maria Russo, writing in the \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003cbr\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e, called Myers\u003cbr\u003e\"one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children’s books well\u003cbr\u003ebefore the cause got mainstream attention.\"\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eYour first love is totally wrong for you. \u003cbr\u003eDo you follow your heart? \u003cbr\u003eOr do you run away?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat am I doing? He’ll take one quick look\u003cbr\u003eAnd wish he was anywhere else but here\u003cbr\u003eI’m already ashamed of what I think\u003cbr\u003eHe will think of me, of the life I lead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamien \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, she is the fruit that will\u003cbr\u003eSustain me and yes, she brings\u003cbr\u003eA rain that I know can chill\u003cbr\u003eBut it is a rain so sweet and sings\u003cbr\u003eA song my soul insists\u003cbr\u003eThat I follow, if I would exist\u003cbr\u003eAs more than I have ever, ever been\u003cbr\u003eIf my mother calls it evil, then I embrace the sin\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The realistic drama on the street and at home tells a gripping story. Readers will want to reread the lines they loved.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This deeply felt, poignant story is told in deft strokes, with memorable language. Both male and female YAs will be able to relate. The tale’s brevity and evocation of strong emotions will give it appeal to reluctant readers as well.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKLIATT (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The beauty of this Romeo and Juliet…a story of blind hope and pure young love (possible, here, even for the bruised and jaded).” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The novel transforms the Romeo and Juliet story into an episode from the here and now. The novel's format allows the reader to peer directly into the thoughts and feelings of the main characters. Hip-hop fans, readers of poetry, and hopeless romantics will respond to the emotional vibrancy of this powerful work.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Adult and young-adult aficionados of Myers’s work will find this new offering revisits issues close to the author’s heart: place, race and the court system , values for boys of color, and love of the community. This verse novel, in which entire poems dazzle readers with rhyme and rhythm and voice, finds Damien, a straight-A student, headed for Brown University. But he falls in love with Junice, a girl whose mother has just been incarcerated for selling drugs, and his direction could change. Readers enjoy multiple perspectives on this romance and the decision Damien makes.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Myers's compellingly readable novel in verse unfolds through an array of characters,  all linked by Damien Battle and Junice Ambers—who both live in Harlem but come from very different worlds.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The swift flow of these short poems carries readers along in thoughts, conversations, and scenes as Damien and Junice’s romance begins. Hip-hop style phrases feel like Shakespeare telling of these African-American teens in Harlem, struggling to keep it together. Intellect meets Street as true love conquers all. This is a quick and satisfying read, simple and timeless.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The lovers' fate will undoubtedly spark lively and thoughtful discussion.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887402479845,"sku":"NP9780064407328","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780064407328.jpg?v=1730226051","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/street-love-isbn-9780064407328","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}