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urban life

Books about urban life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Two the hard way

Two the hard way

Travis Hunter

Ages 13–18brotherhoodfamily

Cover of Street scene

Street scene

Paul Kropp

Ages 12–16peer pressureidentity

Cover of Kay Thompson's Eloise

Kay Thompson's Eloise

Kay Thompson

Ages 6–12independenceimagination

Cover of Mrs. Peachtree and the Eighth Avenue cat

Mrs. Peachtree and the Eighth Avenue cat

Erica Silverman

Ages 4–8friendshipkindness

Cover of Street Love

Street Love

Walter Dean Myers

Ages 13–18loveidentity

Cover of The Hanged Man Rises

The Hanged Man Rises

Sarah Naughton

Ages 12–16mysteryghosts

Cover of City rhythms

City rhythms

Ann Grifalconi

Ages 4–8rhythmsound

Cover of Boy of Philadelphia

Boy of Philadelphia

Frank Morriss

Ages 8–13growing upcommunity

Cover of A pair of desert-wellies

A pair of desert-wellies

Sylvia Sherry

Ages 11–15friendshipurban life

Cover of Run for your life

Run for your life

Marilyn Levy

Ages 12–16perseveranceself-discovery

Cover of Smog the City Dog

Smog the City Dog

Adria Meserve

Ages 3–8perseveranceurban life

Cover of How many miles to Babylon?

How many miles to Babylon?

Paula Fox, Paul Giovanopoulos

Ages 10–15couragecoming-of-age

Cover of Citybook (Venture - Health & the Human Body)

Citybook (Venture - Health & the Human Body)

Shelley Rotner

Ages 4–8communitydiversity

Cover of Murphy in the city

Murphy in the city

Alice Provensen

Ages 3–7adventureexploration

Cover of Cool cat

Cool cat

Frank Bonham

Ages 10–15identitygangs and peer pressure

Cover of Fishtown

Fishtown

Kevin Colden

Ages 13–18coming of agemorality and choice

Cover of Mean streets

Mean streets

Graham Marks

Ages 13–18crime and justicepower and corruption

Cover of City scenes, or, A peep into London

City scenes, or, A peep into London

Zulfikar Ghose

Ages 8–14explorationurban life

Cover of Song of the slums

Song of the slums

Richard Harland

Ages 13–18rock musicself-expression

Cover of Herman and Rosie

Herman and Rosie

Gus Gordon

Ages 4–8lonelinessfriendship

Cover of A sonnet for the city

A sonnet for the city

Diana Noonan

Ages 13–18student activismself-discovery

Cover of Glitz

Glitz

Philana Marie Boles

Ages 10–15familyself-discovery

Cover of Cycle City

Cycle City

Alison Farrell

Ages 3–8bicyclesadventure

Cover of Tagged

Tagged

Diane C. Mullen

Ages 12–16self-discoveryartistic expression