The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou

Download or read book The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou written by Kristin Hunter Lattany and published by Avon Books. This book was released on 1969 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African-American teen Louretta Hawkins discovers music and, through it, the worth of her black identity. She navigates an urban world of poverty, overcrowding, hostile police, and feuding gangs to emerge triumphant, secure in her talent and in the love of her family and friends. Inner of the Council on Interracial Books for children award as the year's best book for older children. "Packs a wallop...Taut, fast-moving, absorbing, and believable, it probes with honest realism the problems of a wide range of unforgettable characters...This powerful book deserves wide reading." -- "Book World"