Black Girl Lost
Kensington · Print & ebook · November 1, 2006
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- Who it’s for
- Donald Goines brings urgency and grit to a story of survival, trust, and hard choices.
- Genres
- Black Urban Fiction, Black Women's Fiction, Black Mystery
- Published
- Kensington, November 1, 2006
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Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Black Urban Fiction.
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GutterK'wan59% match
Murderville 3Ashley & JaQuavis, Ashley Antoinette55% match
AftermathTracy Brown, Allyson Johnson51% match
Black GangsterDonald Goines, Leon Nixon76% matchAlso shares Black Mystery
DopefiendDonald Goines70% match
Still DirtyVickie M. Stringer56% matchAlso shares Black Women's Fiction
For younger readers: Grown, Concrete Rose, Money Hungry (coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)
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"The voice of the ghetto itself." —The Village Voice Shocking, thrilling, and absolutely unforgettable—Donald Goines returns with another classic urban tale about one woman who is living life without any rules. . . Almost since the day she was born, Sandra had to fend for herself on the streets of Detroit. Crime and pain were her closest companions.
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Then someone she had no business believing in waltzed into her life—a man willing to watch her back and show her how to make easy money. But when Chink gets caught, Sandra commits the ultimate act of love to keep her man out of jail. For a black girl lost, murder was always in the cards. . . "Goines's narratives offer a painfully vivid account of the black underworld, where Cadillacs, crooked cops and dilapidated buildings abound and whores, corner hustlers, pushers and thieves thrive." —New York Times
Streetwise Grit
Donald Goines brings urgency and grit to a story of survival, trust, and hard choices.
Come here for
- A stark urban tale of survival, crime, and a dangerous act of love
- A tough-edged story rooted in Detroit street life
Expect
- Painfully vivid scenes of crime and street life
- A stark, uncompromising tone
Where it sits
| Black Urban Fiction | 86% |
|---|---|
| Black Mystery | 34% |
| Black Women's Fiction | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Urban Fiction
- Black Women's Fiction
- Black Urban Fiction
- Authors
- Donald Goines, Bahni Turpin, Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Publisher
- Kensington
- Published
- November 1, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Urban Fiction