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Direct linkGibson, Simone – Journal of Negro Education, 2016
This article explores the ways some adolescent African American girls engage with urban fiction, a genre often maligned as "trash" literature. This project sought to understand the appeal of the genre as well as adolescent African American girls' perceptions about the texts. Based on findings, which suggest that participants are engaging…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Urban Areas, Fiction
