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Book Review By Gloria J. Merchant
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah

    The Coldest Winter Ever is a book about the daughter of a big black drug dealer growing up in a very sheltered life. At the age of seventeen her and her family loses all their wealth and the family is split up.
    The four children become orphans in different places and the mother hits rock bottom using the drug her husband once sold.
    Winter, the main character, was left to fend for herself on the streets basically and get caught up in drug dealing and illegal weapons that land her in prison for fifteen years.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Religion
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school
Parents/lack of parents problem?
Wild kid(s)? - druggie culture (& crime)

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 ()
United States Yes
City? Yes
City: - New York

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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