Williams-Garcia, Rita

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Description: Rita Williams-Garcia creates flesh-and-blood characters of color, giving them voice and portraying their neighborhoods with accuracy and vibrancy. In both her realistic fiction and historical fiction for teens and older kids, her characters live in urban worlds often fraught with problems -- rape, teen pregnancy, academic failure. These worlds demand their toughness and resilience, often provoking feistiness and anger; friends and family relationships are key. Her style, with its cadences and street rhythms and emotion-sparked dialogue, ensures that her characters are genuine, resulting in imagery-rich African-American storytelling. Start with: Sisters on the Homefront (Teens); [One Crazy Summer] (Older Kids)

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Link: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/williamsgarcia.html

Link: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/williamsgarcia.html

Description: Rita Williams-Garcia creates flesh-and-blood characters of color, giving them voice and portraying their neighborhoods with accuracy and vibrancy. In both her realistic fiction and historical fiction for teens and older kids, her characters live in urban worlds often fraught with problems -- rape, teen pregnancy, academic failure. These worlds demand their toughness and resilience, often provoking feistiness and anger; friends and family relationships are key. Her style, with its cadences and street rhythms and emotion-sparked dialogue, ensures that her characters are genuine, resulting in imagery-rich African-American storytelling. Start with: Sisters on the Homefront (Teens); [One Crazy Summer] (Older Kids)