Another Brooklyn question

I read this last evening in one sitting and loved it. Although the topicI never lived in a neighborhood like August's, I found it fascinating in the way she allowed the reader into this life and the feelings of teenage girls. The jacket talks of this book being like a poem and I have to agree whole heartedly. It did feel as I was reading poetry that just enveloped the reader in the author's words. The feelings of August were so beautifully explained through her experiences. Haven't read anything like it before.