Inner City Girl
Publisher:
LMH Publishing
Pub Date:
May 2009
Pages:
272
Fiction
Paperback
ISBN:
978-976-8202-65-9
Price:
$13.99
Inner City Girl presents the story of a girl’s resolve in spite of tough socio-economic challenges. The author’s powers of description make the harsh and brutal life, culture and behavior in the inner city real to the readers and underscore the challenges that the heroine must confront in her effort to make a better life. The protagonist is strong, courageous and believable. This realistic presentation of prejudice engages the reader’s emotions and makes it easy to identify with the self-determined heroine. A gripping story with multiple plot lines, Inner City Girl is definitely a page-turner.
"The strange thing about dialect is that it isn’t universal. It enriches a book for a particular market but sets it apart for another. Whenever I try to figure out what a “slang/colloquial” word may mean, it usually isn’t what it means. Months after in conversation I get that enlightened look and have to go back to the book. Inner City girl started with heavy dialect... The book however would be nothing without it. The heavy dialect did more to frame the poverty than any other words. I could almost hear Martina’s mother’s slurs and understood Martina’s need to be different. The book outgrew the dialect as Martina grew: simple and subtle. The story was unique, a passionate advocate for overcoming life obstacles with determination. Another good read." Marsha Gomes-Mckie (Founder of Caribbean Books Foundation)
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Inner City Girl presents the story of a girl’s resolve in spite of tough socio-economic challenges. The author’s powers of description make the harsh and brutal life, culture and behavior in the inner city real to the readers and underscore the challenges that the heroine must confront in her effort to make a better life. The protagonist is strong, courageous and believable. This realistic presentation of prejudice engages the reader’s emotions and makes it easy to identify with the self-determined heroine. A gripping story with multiple plot lines, Inner City Girl is definitely a page-turner.
"The strange thing about dialect is that it isn’t universal. It enriches a book for a particular market but sets it apart for another. Whenever I try to figure out what a “slang/colloquial” word may mean, it usually isn’t what it means. Months after in conversation I get that enlightened look and have to go back to the book. Inner City girl started with heavy dialect... The book however would be nothing without it. The heavy dialect did more to frame the poverty than any other words. I could almost hear Martina’s mother’s slurs and understood Martina’s need to be different. The book outgrew the dialect as Martina grew: simple and subtle. The story was unique, a passionate advocate for overcoming life obstacles with determination. Another good read." Marsha Gomes-Mckie (Founder of Caribbean Books Foundation)
Currently no resources or Ebooks listed
