Linden Dalecki (born December 23, 1968) is an American

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. He writes

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s for

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ren and

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Writing

His first novel, ''Kid B'' (2006), is set in the world of Texas hip-hop and was influenced by

S. E. Hinton Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially '' The Outsiders'' (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genr ...

's '' The Outsiders''. The book is narrated in the first-person by the title character "Kid B" whose birth name is Breslin Kirwin. By following two conflicting groups of teen boys, the themes explored by Dalecki are similar to those in '' The Outsiders'' (1967), such as brotherly love (or hate as the case may be), friendship, and coming-of-age. But unlike ''The Outsiders'', in the milieu of ''Kid B'' the groups are from similar socio-economic backgrounds (the

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) and though there is some

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activity most of the conflict revolves around breakdance competition and other aspects of hip hop. ''Kid B'' evolved from Dalecki's award-winning short story, "

The B-Boys of Beaumont Linden Dalecki (born December 23, 1968) is an American author. He writes novels for children and young adults. Writing His first novel, ''Kid B'' (2006), is set in the world of Texas hip-hop and was influenced by S. E. Hinton's '' The Outsi ...

References

External links

The B-Boys of Beaumont short story

Kid B description on Houghton Mifflin site
Texas B-Boy Link
21st-century American novelists 1968 births American young adult novelists American children's writers Living people American male novelists 21st-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1960s-stub