ALA Library Bill of Rights
The American Library Association has a section about children and young adults in the ALA Bill of Rights: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/accesschildren
Articles
Broyard, Bliss. "Pulp Princess." Elle. 17 June 2009. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.
Chiles, Nick. "Their Eyes Were Reading Smut." The New York Times. 4 Jan. 2006.
Honig, Megan. “Takin it to the Street: Teens and Street Lit.” VOYA Aug. 2008: 207-211.
Morris, Vanessa Irvin. “The Street Lit Author and the Inner-City Teen Reader.” YALS Fall 2011: 21-24.
Patrick, Diane. "Urban Fiction: What's Old Is New Again." Publishers Weekly 250.20 (19 May 2003): 31. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 267. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.
Rice, Almah LaVon. "The Rise of Street Literature." Colorlines 11.3 (May-June 2008): 43-46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 267. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.
Venable, Malcolm, Yvette Mingo, and Tayannah McQuillar. "It's Urban, It's Real, But Is This Literature?" Black Issues Book Review 6.5 (Sept.-Oct. 2004): 24-25. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 267. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.
Thomas-Bailey, Carlene. "Is 'Urban Fiction' Defined By its Subject or the Skin Colour of its Author?" The Guardian 2 November, 2011. Web 10 Apr. 2013.
Wright, David. "Streetwise Urban Fiction." Library Journal 131.12 (July 2006): 42-45. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 267. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.
Chiles, Nick. "Their Eyes Were Reading Smut." The New York Times. 4 Jan. 2006.
Honig, Megan. “Takin it to the Street: Teens and Street Lit.” VOYA Aug. 2008: 207-211.
Morris, Vanessa Irvin. “The Street Lit Author and the Inner-City Teen Reader.” YALS Fall 2011: 21-24.
Patrick, Diane. "Urban Fiction: What's Old Is New Again." Publishers Weekly 250.20 (19 May 2003): 31. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 267. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.
Rice, Almah LaVon. "The Rise of Street Literature." Colorlines 11.3 (May-June 2008): 43-46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 267. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.
Venable, Malcolm, Yvette Mingo, and Tayannah McQuillar. "It's Urban, It's Real, But Is This Literature?" Black Issues Book Review 6.5 (Sept.-Oct. 2004): 24-25. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 267. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.
Thomas-Bailey, Carlene. "Is 'Urban Fiction' Defined By its Subject or the Skin Colour of its Author?" The Guardian 2 November, 2011. Web 10 Apr. 2013.
Wright, David. "Streetwise Urban Fiction." Library Journal 131.12 (July 2006): 42-45. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 267. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.
Books
Honig, Megan. Urban Grit: A Guide to Street Lit. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2011.
Morris, Vanessa Irvin. The Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012.
Morris, Vanessa Irvin. The Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012.
Blogs and Websites
Boyd, KC. "MissDomino." MissDomino. Blogger, Apr. 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://missdomino.blogspot.com/>.
Irvin Morris, Vanessa. Street Literature. Vanessa Irvin Morris, 31 Mar. 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://streetleterature.com>.
"Street Fiction: Urban Fiction Author Interviews, Book Reviews and Writing Resources."Street Fiction Urban Fiction Author Interviews Book Reviews and Writing Resources. N.p., 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://www.streetfiction.org/>.
"Street Lit Review." Street Lit Review. Street Literature Review, 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://streetlitreview.com/>.
"The Urban Book Source | Your Online Authority for Urban Literature." The Urban Book Source | Your Online Authority for Urban Literature. The Urban Book Source, LLC, 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://theubs.com/>.
"Urban Reviews - Your Source for the Best in AA Fiction!" Urban Reviews - Your Source for the Best in AA Fiction! Urban Reviews, 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://www.urbanreviewsonline.com/>.
Irvin Morris, Vanessa. Street Literature. Vanessa Irvin Morris, 31 Mar. 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://streetleterature.com>.
"Street Fiction: Urban Fiction Author Interviews, Book Reviews and Writing Resources."Street Fiction Urban Fiction Author Interviews Book Reviews and Writing Resources. N.p., 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://www.streetfiction.org/>.
"Street Lit Review." Street Lit Review. Street Literature Review, 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://streetlitreview.com/>.
"The Urban Book Source | Your Online Authority for Urban Literature." The Urban Book Source | Your Online Authority for Urban Literature. The Urban Book Source, LLC, 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://theubs.com/>.
"Urban Reviews - Your Source for the Best in AA Fiction!" Urban Reviews - Your Source for the Best in AA Fiction! Urban Reviews, 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <http://www.urbanreviewsonline.com/>.
Lectures
Boyd, KC. "Urban Fiction/Street Literature Collection Development for School Libraries." Preparing for Success! Chicago History Museum, Chicago, IL. 12 Apr. 2013. Lecture.
Media
Nas. "97 Escobar" Men in Black: The Album. Trackmasters, 1997. Online.
This song references Donald Goines' novels.
Peck, Patrice. "Judging a Street Lit Book by its Cover." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 29 Feb. 2012. Web. 9. Apr. 2013.
Peck, Patrice. "Judging a Street Lit Book by its Cover." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 29 Feb. 2012. Web. 9. Apr. 2013.
This youtube clip shows a street display of urban lit and various passers
