Last Summer on State Street

Toya Wolfe

1999 – Here is a gripping, powerful story that takes place in a long, hot summer at the end of the 20^th century, a time when the Robert Taylor Homes on Chicago’s South Side are being torn down and “Fe Fe” Stevens is growing up. A time when Fe Fe and her friends, Precious and Stacia, are jumping rope, navigating their young lives in and around 4950 South State Street, and trying to befriend a stranger named Tonya. A time when Fe Fe’s Mother desperately strives to protect Fe Fe and her older brother, Meechie. 

The novel, deeply rooted in reality, is a real page-turner.