About this title: Hip-hop artist and political activist Sister Souljah makes her fiction debut with this coming of age story about Winter Santiaga, a spoiled, rich teenager who enters a life of crime when her drug lord father is busted. During her treacherous adventures throughout the mean streets of New York City, Winter runs into none other than Sister Souljah, ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Star
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781416521693ISBN:1416521690
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Washington Square Pr
Date Published: 2005-09-20
ISBN-13:9780743270106ISBN:074327010X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2005
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743270106ISBN:074327010X
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 368 pages. (368 pages) the story of a young girl who must put the pieces of her life back together in the tough streets of new york. this is a novel of passion, loss, courage-and of the sometimes terrible tolls exacted from us just to stay alive. edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The X Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781902934266ISBN:1902934261
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 8/1/2001
ISBN-13:9780743426817ISBN:0743426819
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"I don't usually read garbage, but this was some pretty compelling garbage. It was my first foray into "street lit," and probably an odd duck in that it didn't really glorify the guns-cash-drugs-mindless sex lifestyle.
The Coldest Winter Ever is narrated by the nastiest, most useless twit in the entire world, Winter, daughter of the unimaginably wealthy and powerful Brooklyn drug lord Santiaga. Winter was raised to believe that beautiful women (like her) are meant to be taken care of, and that she deserves to have attention and luxury heaped upon her at all times. Her favorite thing to do is spend thousands of dollars on clothing and jewelry and then look "bangin'" in it. She lost her virginity at age 12 and, like every woman (right?), her nipples harden whenever she sees a fine-looking man, which is every few pages or so. Her only real worry is that the fine-looking man she has her eye on, Midnight, who works for her father, will not lavish attention on her in the manner she believes she deserves.
In the first chapter, her father moves the family from their tricked-out apartment in the Brooklyn projects to an unbelievably fabulous mansion on Long Island, where 17-year old Winter languishes in boredom and sexual frustration. But soon, her father is busted by the feds and taken to prison, all their expensive stuff is seized, and Winter is left homeless, penniless (OK, only a few thousand bucks, but same thing), and with no interest in education, making a living, or cooperating with anyone, ever. Her mother, who is similarly adrift without Santiaga's money and direction, instantly becomes a pathetic crackhead.
The reader follows Winter as she drifts from place to place, hustling and being hustled, looking around every corner for a sugar daddy to fulfil her material and sexual demands. She is picked up by CPS, who place her in a less-than-bangin' group home. Hilarity ensues.
Winter eventually finds herself staying with a woman named Sister Souljah. That's right. Hey, I enjoyed this book, but PLEASE, for the love of ALL THINGS HOLY, lady, didn't anyone ever tell you not to write yourself into the book as a sort of messiah figure? Come on. It was cheesy enough seeing Midnight listen to you on the radio and say, "Sister Souljah is amazing. She is so awesome. She will change your life. I love Sister Souljah." But when Winter notices that your amazing eyes look deep into her soul...come on. Your book lost a star because of this.
At any rate, Winter eventually receives her comeuppance, goes to prison, and years later at her mother's funeral she sees her estranged younger sister who is carrying the torch of the selfish, spoiled brat with a crack-dealing sugar daddy. Will she end up like Winter? All signs point to yes.
I can't believe how quickly I read this thing. While the swearing, graphic sex and gratuitous nipple-hardening made it a questionable recommendation for teenage patrons, there is no denying that this book was engaging as hell."
"I could not put this book down, no matter what was going on around me. This world was far from my world, yet it was so real. How long does it take to learn a lesson?"
"The coldest winter ever was both thrilling and compelling. Soulja sister is known as number one author of the hip-hop generation. This book tells a story of a young girl name winter. Winter plays a young girl living a ghetto life. Her father santiaga is a major drug dealer. Santiaga is on top of his game he is pretty much the king in the drug game. The book is real and raw. The three things I liked the most about the book were characters, the author, and the fact that the book kept me wanting more. The characters in the story were different from the usual. The author is a successful political activist and educator of underclass youth. I think she really connected with the youth with the way her words were used. I couldn't put the book down! Each sentence kept me wanting more and more...
I loved the characters in the book. They all had their individual style. My favorite character in the book was winter. Even though she is the main character in the book and it would be typical for me to like her I thought she was very unique and although she made bad decisions in her life along the way through all the drama she managed to hold it all together and make with what she had. Winter had lost it all to the drug game, because of her fathers illegal occupation she wound up losing her home , her possessions, her family, and even her friends. Winter was put I a home and all though she hated it she found a way to make money and deal with what she had. she kept her head held high and did what she had to do to survive. The author sister soulja wrote a national bestseller. I really like the way the author went about writing this book. It kept me guessing the whole time because things in the story didn't go the way I expected them to go. Her words turned left when I strongly thought they would turn right. She kept me guessing the whole time. I really couldn't put the book down. There were constant surprises and just stuff I really didn't expect to happen which really made me want to read more and more.
The relationship between winter and midnight really caught me off guard. The way the story unfolds between these to really didn't follow my expectations. The way the story was told and as majority of these urban books go I thought that somewhere in the story there would be a young Bonnie and Clyde in the story. Just two young people that happen to fall in love in this case winter and midnight. The relationship between them to went in a complete opposite direction then I expected, which I liked. This book didn't follow the usual. It was different. There were unexpected surprises everywhere and I think soulja sister wrote a fantastic imagination twisting book. In conclusion the three things I liked most about the coldest winter ever were its amazing characters, the author, and the fact that the book kept me wanting more. Overall this was a great book and took a very different path then the usual urban books. I am very much looking forward to reading the continuance "midnight". well every one I know has read the coldest winter ever and from my opinion it is so worth reading. Have you read it? If not go and get it it's a must read."
""The Coldest Winter Ever" A work of fiction but intervenes with realistic problems, the author is included, and the use of literary devices makes "The Coldest Winter Ever" a phenomenal coming of age book. Sister Souljah an activist, scholar, and product of the hood is the author. "The Coldest Winter Ever" is written as a journey following a young girl named winter, daughter of a kingpin who is recently locked up. The journey is filled with lies, sex, and violence but in a creative way.
Urban city life can be dangerous but a person can; learn many survival skills. The realistic life problems of "The Coldest Winter Ever" are relatable to city life. One problem written about is the projects buildings or Housing Authority tenements showed how Winter and her family who weren't poor lived in these buildings aimed for low-income families who needs the rent controlled apartments. Detailed in the story is how the Santigo (Winter family) had deadbolts, an extra door, and a luxurious layout. In real life, waiting list for these apartment are long but people who can afford to leave stay and take advantage of the system. This very example of real life problems highlights the ability of Sister Souljah to make it realizable.
Sister Souljah a phenomenal women and author of "The Coldest winter Ever" puts herself in the story to show influences that success people can have a troubled children. She includes herself as a person who gives and raises money for charity, but also awareness. Sister Souljah crosses paths with Winter the main character and tries to help her out. This action shows there is help for troubled children of teenagers but how it isn't acceptable or turned down.
A graduate of Cornell Unvi. A scholar Sister Souljah uses the literacy device of characters by protagonist, and antagonist. But instead of making it obvious Winter is the protangonist but in reality lies, cheats and steals her way to get what she wants. Sister Souljah in the story is seen as the antagonist but in reality is the good person. The way Sister Souljah reverses it makes "The Coldest Winter Ever" worth reading.
"The coldest Winter Ever" is a good book that I would anybody to read as a book for free time because of the literacy terms, realistic problems and author techniques"
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