Last Summer on State Street

A Novel

De: Toya Wolfe

Narrado por: Shayna Small

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A tender story about growing up amins very difficult surroundings

It’s a wonderful book. I loved how completely different all the girls were but still a group of friends

Engaging

Very real being from the Southside. Annoyed with the mispronunciation of DuSable, please fix that!

Heartbreaking truth beautifully told

Thank you, Ms. Toya for the gift of your writing, your voice and yiur ability to bring to life your deep knowledge of the people and the city.

Real Experience in Public Housing

I always wanted to know what it was like to have lived in the public housing projects. This book gives that experience. It shows how insidious gang life and drug culture can be but more importantly shows just that anyone who lived, or still lives, in public housing is a person with many of the same needs and perspectives on life that anyone else has. While I used to think of people who live in public housing as having super human abilities to withstand the challenges, it’s tragic to see the need for basic things safe public spaces, quiet and community. This book also brings across the innately human beauty of the resilience needed to survive sometimes. It makes me wonder why it has to be so difficult in the first place. Thanks

I can't say enough!

I absolutely loved this book. Although the main characters were teenagers for most of the book, this is not a teenage book. I kind of view it as historical fiction. But the history is accurate and the characters are nicely-developed throughout the book. Although I am not a native to Chicago, I have lived in Chicago for most of my adult life. It was refreshing to read about that monumental summer through the eyes of people who lived there, albeit fictional.