The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou
Kristin Lattany$22.06
$25.95
African-American teen Louretta Hawkins discovers music and, through it, the worth of her black identity. She navigates an urban world of poverty, overcrowding, hostile police, and feuding gangs to emerge triumphant, secure in her talent and in the love of her family and friends.
Inner of the Council on Interracial Books for children award as the year's best book for older children. "Packs a wallop...Taut, fast-moving, absorbing, and believable, it probes with honest realism the problems of a wide range of unforgettable characters...This powerful book deserves wide reading." -- "Book World"
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 04/02/2005
ISBN: 9780595796359
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d
Review Citations: Black Issues Book Review 09/01/2005 pg. 61