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“Manman told me not to judge people by their clothes but by their shoes. A wise person will only be left with threads, but their shoes should be made for endless walking in search of a better life.”

Ibi Zoboi writes American Street to illustrate the complex, often harsh realities of the immigrant experience and the shattered or high-cost illusions of the American Dream.

Genre: gritty urban settings, authentic slang, coming-of-age struggles, and marginalized voices

Genre: Young Adult, literature, and urban