[ISLMA-Share] Urban Lit Books that end Happy

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I second *The Boy in the Black Suit*. Also *The Contender*, by Robert
Lipsyte.


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> more J (but not baby-ish) than YA, but The Harlem Charade by Natasha
> Tarpley
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> On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
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>> Boy in the Black Suit by Reynolds.
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>> On Dec 8, 2017, at 12:38 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
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>> I'm in search of YA lit in an urban setting that has a good ending. (Not
>> sad, disturbing, and grim.)  Can you please share what you have read that
>> is considered *urban lit *with an* optimistic ending*?
>>
>>
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