Linden Dalecki (born December 23, 1968) is an American
author
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. He writes
novels for
children and
young adults
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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'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
working class
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) and though there is some
gang
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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".
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
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