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) and though there is some gang activity most of the conflict revolves around breakdance competition and other aspects of hip hop.
linden, dalecki, born, december, 1968, american, author, writes, novels, children, young, adults, born, 1968, december, 1968, neptune, jerseyoccupationauthor, novels, short, storiesgenrechildren, books, young, adult, novelsnotable, workskid, bwriting, edithis,. Linden Dalecki born December 23 1968 is an American author He writes novels for children and young adults 1 2 Linden DaleckiBorn 1968 12 23 December 23 1968 age 54 Neptune New JerseyOccupationAuthor of novels and short storiesGenreChildren s books Young adult novelsNotable worksKid BWriting editHis 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 and though there is some gang 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 edit Linden Dalecki WorldCat org Retrieved 28 March 2010 Linden Dalecki Pittsburg State University Retrieved 28 March 2010 External links edit 1 The B Boys of Beaumont short story 2 Kid B description on Houghton Mifflin site Texas B Boy Link nbsp Children and Young Adult Literature portal nbsp nbsp This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Linden Dalecki amp oldid 1023906107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
