Street Lit

The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah

Bibliographic Information: Souljah, Sister. The Coldest Winter Ever. NY: Pocket Books, 1999.
355 p. $14.00 U.S. ISBN 13: 978-7434-7010-6

Honors: Sold over one million copies

Annotation: Winter Santiaga, born to a wealthy drug-dealer in New York, has the life of a smart, modern-day princess. But life changes after her father is sent to jail.

Open End: Who can Winter Santiaga trust? When your father has seemingly endless money and gives you a fairytale life, what can go wrong? But when your father is a New York drug dealer, your life can never be stable. After her father ends in up in jail, what will happen to Winter? Will she follow in her father’s footsteps? Can she ever stop chasing after money and have a better life?

Index Card Trick:
- Winter Santiaga: born during a blizzard, told from her point of view
- Lives in Brooklyn, New York
- Sisters: Portia, Mercedes, Lexus
- Father (Ricky): Drug Dealer
- Daughters are really spoiled
- Mother is shot by father’s rivals
- Father is arrested: what will happen to his daughters?
- Can Sister Souljah,
- Will Winter follow in her father’s footsteps, or can she stop chasing after money?

Useful Links: Sister Souljah’s website has contact information, podcasts, crisis help, and information on all of her works.