{"product_id":"street-love-a-ya-novel-in-verse-retelling-of-romeo-and-juliet-set-in-harlem","title":"Street Love: A YA Novel in Verse Retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in Harlem","description":"This 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.\nWhether read at home or in the classroom, and alongside the original inspiration or on its own. Street Love is sure to spark opinions and conversations.\n\"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.\" (Kirkus starred review)\n\"Hip-hop fans, readers of poetry, and hopeless romantics will respond to the emotional vibrancy of this powerful work.\" (VOYA)\n\nYour first love is totally wrong for you.\nDo you follow your heart?\n\nOr do you run away?\nWalter Dean\nMyers was a New York Times bestselling author, Printz Award\nwinner, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, two-time Newbery\nHonor recipient, and the National Ambassador for Young People's\nLiterature. Maria Russo, writing in the New York\nTimes, called Myers\n\"one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children’s books well\nbefore the cause got mainstream attention.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0064407322\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0064407322.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Myers, Walter Dean\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46737444176049,"sku":"RDV.0064407322.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0064407322-0.jpg?v=1774893830","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/street-love-a-ya-novel-in-verse-retelling-of-romeo-and-juliet-set-in-harlem","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}