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"A Walk In The Chi"
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“A Walk In The Chi” is a coming of age tale about young teenagers battling morals, family structure, ego, and peer pressure. A relatable story of everyday coincidence, struggles to do the right thing, and real life moments that happen all too often.

Summer time in Chicago can be unforgiving. Everyday, kids go outside to play and socialize, not knowing what they may come across and what it could lead to. During one of their walks around their Southside neighborhood, Che Matters and his best friend, J Jax, stumble upon a gun and some weed stashed on the roof of a school they used to attend. Pressed for material things and the desire to be popular, the boys make a choice and try to capitalize off their findings and use it to their advantage as they had seen others do. Feeling like they hit the lottery, they go out and experience life, doing simple things they have never done like spending money, flirting with girls, being chased and fighting. With their new found contraband and attitudes of invincibility, will the boys get swallowed up by the environment in which they live while facing the consequences of the choices they have made?

Author's Note: This book contains commonly used urban slang.

"The Lady Across The Street"
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Dedicated to his grandmothers, “The Lady Across The Street” is the follow-up story to author Kenneth A. Nelson’s, “A Walk In The Chi”. Same block, different house, more characters. This story gives a glimpse into spending time with your grandparents and the effect it has on young impressionable minds.
 
Some people never change and for Georgia Mae and Henry Foster, that’s a good thing. Married for over 50 years, Georgia Mae and Grandpa Henry are well aware of the daily trials and tribulations that plague the community and are steadfast in reminding their grandsons of the facts of life. Their grandsons, Marquis and Shaun recently moved from the Southside of Chicago to the suburbs with their parents, but they miss the daily action that the city life brings. Any chance they get such as holidays, extended weekends, or breaks from school, they go back to the block that their grandparents live on to hang out with their friends. They spend this particular spring break chauffeuring, eating, and shopping with their grandmother while trying to convince her to let them attend a party at the local skating rink a few blocks away. The quick vacation back to the block gives them all that they are looking for; as once again they meet up with familiar friends but soon after, shots ring out and the boys are left to deal with the realization of the situation at hand.
 
Author's Note: This book contains commonly used urban slang.

"King Drive"
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For many people living on the South Side of Chicago, to survive has always been a juggling act. Fair or not, Damian Hope and his family and friends are used to it. The oldest of four, along with being the man of the house, Damian navigates through his daily routine working at a local shoe store and hustling drugs. When he and some familiar friends from the neighborhood attend an annual basketball game at the local park on Christmas Eve, one of them is assaulted and found looking down the barrel of a gun. Now, they find themselves at a crossroad: an eye for an eye or turn the other cheek. Grappling to take action the only way they know how, sometimes the only options are to kill or to be killed. Which option will Damian and his friends be compelled to choose?
 
Author’s note: This book contains commonly used urban slang.

"Runnin' The Chi"
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Ten years ago, no one would’ve thought that LT would be in the position that he was in today. The misguided juvenile gangster from the housing projects on King Drive Street was only thought of as a menace, so people presumed he would soon end up in one of two places: between concrete walls and steel doors, or in a pine box six feet under. Despite the cynics, LT was defying the odds stacked against him. With a lot of luck and countless prayers, not only was he alive to see twenty-three years of age, but he also wasn’t incarcerated. In fact, he was positioning himself to secure loads of legit money. But with the upcoming Fourth of July festivities in the hood and the culmination of a master plan, the question remains; will he be able to secure the bag, or will he ultimately succumb to the perilous road traveled thus far?
 
Author’s note: This book contains commonly used urban slang.

About Kenneth A. Nelson

“My memory is so vivid, and my experiences during my upbringing are distinctive. I want you to visualize and try to experience some of the episodes I’ve gone through without you ever being there.”

Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, Kenneth A Nelson believes in transforming words to a visual reality where life becomes more than happenstance; it’s just the way things are. While writing scripts for films, he was inclined to dive into urban fiction. After years of producing, writing and editing for others, he wants to publish his own experiences through the lives of fictitious characters, reminiscent of his adolescence. He also believes in the power of combining mediums with one’s own voice in order to give light to unusual outcomes. So go on a walk through a youngster’s neighborhood and see just a small glimpse of city life in Chicago. 

Now, a husband and father of four children, alum of Whitney Young Magnet High School and also Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Kenneth A Nelson continues to produce, write, and film various projects for local artists and video enthusiasts.

The GreenLine Series, Books 1-4

The GreenLine is a "L" train stop located at the intersection of 63rd and King Drive on the Southside of Chicago. The stories in this series take place here in this area. 

The GreenLine Series contains a prequel and 4 books. All the books are of a shared universe, which means some of the characters are shared across the series with interconnecting storylines, but each book can also be read as a stand-alone. 

"Chess Moves" (prequel) 
"A Walk In The Chi" (book 1) 
"The Lady Across The Street" (book 2) 
"King Drive" (book 3) 
"Runnin' The Chi" (book 4)