Street Pharm

Street Pharm

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If a brother wanna get ahead, he gotta use every minute to better himself. Everything I did made me better -- tougher, stronger, richer, smarter -- or I didn't do it.

Take high school. A waste of time. Nobody there taught me what I needed to survive on the streets....

Ty Johnson knows survival. Since inheriting his pop's business at sixteen, Ty's developed smarts, skil

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Paperback, 297 pages
Published July 11th 2006 by Simon Pulse (first published July 1st 2006)
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Brayan
I chosed this book because it sounds and looks interesting. This book is actually realistic fiction. The setting of the book is in brooklyn new york. The main character is Ty johnson. Ty johnson took over his dads drug business after he went to jai. He started at the age of 14 and worked his way up until he took control of his dads business. He was doing good so far, but darkman was trying to get revenge on Ty from something his dad did a long time ago to darkman. The main conflict of the story...more
Alejandro
This book is about a kid named Ty Jhonson he is a dealer in the streets with his best friend Sonny. Ty has worked for his dad seens his dad went to jail. Ty starts having problems when another dealer comes to town by the named Darkman he trys to take over Ty terretory by sending guys to kill Ty in a driveby, but they fail, but gets injuries like his abonden so he has to stay in the hospital for a couple of weeks. Ty hires a man to Kill Darkman for revenge, but he tells the man not kill him no mo...more
Michael Snyder
I am not a big reader at all and i only read books when i have to for school, but while i was reading Street Pharm it didn't feel like a homework assignment to me anymore, This book is about a 17 year old kid named Ty Johnson who is a drug dealer in Brookyln new york, if you are an upper aged teenager you will be very attached to this character, what really impressed me was how to author made Ty talk. He talked just like one of my friends and used a lot of words i like to use or hear alot. This...more
Yensy
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Allison KM
"Street Pharm," by Allison van Diepen, is relatively different from anything you'd call a novel. The story is about a young hustler from Brookland. When his dad went to jail a few years ago, he took over as 'kingpin' for the family business. The family business you ask? Ty Johnson, the main character, likes to call it YDDA. Young Drug Dealers of America. He's the main man of a huge branch of drug dealers (employees) to users (customers). The book gives you a great insight on what real street lif...more
Samantha
Street pharm by Allison van diepen,
The dialogue was good and descriptive
Main characters;
Ty: hot shot,drug dealer,caring,buisness man,liar
Sonny: Ty's bestfried,sweet, loyal
Monfrey: doesnt know his worth,dirty,easy to talk into
Alyse: Ty's lover,smart,educated,teen mom
language used was slang
Plot: It started off w/ a hot shot drug dealer who was only in highschool running his fathers drug dealing "buisness" lying to his mom not going to school pretending to work as an excuse for all his money.
I...more
Arnold Lleander
This teenage boy Ty Johnson has taken over the family business. His dad was the kingpin of drug dealing in brooklyn but then he was sent to jail because his dad was caught. Ever since his dad went to jail Ty johnson was head of the family business ever since. His real name is Tyrone Johnson but they just call him Ty for short. He had a good life making deals getting a lot of money from their customers. He had a lot of rules like get the money first then give the drugs, make sure they are not a s...more
Lamont
Nov 10, 2010 Lamont added it
This book is a realistic fiction and I really enjoyed reading this book. In the book it takes place in New York City. The main character of the book is a young teenager name Tyrone Johnson but everybody knows him as Ty the local drug dealer. Ty Johnson is basically taking over the family business his dad started which was drug dealing. But Ty was smarter than his dad, instead of being all flashy with the cars the women and the clothes. Ty saves his money an just keeps a normal look so that no on...more
Anayeli♥
I choosed to read this book because i read the 1st book and then i really liked the first book so i thought that street pharm would be a really interesting one just like the 1st book called snitch and it sounded like a good book and i decided to read the second one and they were both really good books the one i am read was really good because it is about a kid his name is Tj and he takes his dad's job beacuse his dad is in jail he got caught selling drugs so now the dad left Ty in charge of the...more
Jose
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Christopher Galindo
Dear friend,
I'm reading a book entitled Street Pharm by Allison Diepen which is a work of realistic fiction. This book will put you in the main character shoes and it will show how it feels how to live to in a boy who lives in the streets. Also he lives in the streets selling drugs and lies to his mom that he really goes to school. This book has a text to world because all over the world many young kids who learn about drugs and then got friends who do it and sell they might start doing it them...more
Lori
Oct 05, 2011 Lori rated it 3 of 5 stars
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This book had a lot of good qualities and I think definitely interests young adults, especially those living in the city and who are either directly or indirectly affected by drugs in their community. It was enlightening to read a book from the drug dealer's--or "hustler's"-- point of view, especially a drug hustler who is also a teenager in high school. Some of the best moments were when the main character, Ty, is realizing while in school he gets to act like his age and gets a break from runni...more
Marvin
Sep 28, 2010 Marvin is currently reading it
I'm reading the book Street Pharm by Allison Van Diepen. Seventeen year old Tyrone Johnson lived a rough life with a father in jail and a very moody mother. His father had a family buisness, when he got locked up he passed it down to Ty. Ty and his mom live in Manhattan, NY. When Ty was ready to handle the buisness, he started fast and easily. Was ready for anything that came his way and wouldnt stop for nothing. Now as a big time drug dealer just like his father he develops enemies and lots of...more
Andrae Mcconnell
Allison van Diepen takes a very refreshing approach to telling the story of a young black man involved in the world of drug dealing. Ty Johnson, the main character, is only seventeen years old when he takes over his father's drug empire. What I really liked about Ty isthat he he is not just some brainless thug; he is a businessman. He is extremely disciplined and he takes his business very seriously. He is extremely smart, but his gifts are being misused. I appreciate the way that van Diepen con...more
Melissa Garcia
In book "Street Pharm" by Allison van Diepen is a story about a teenager living the life he doesn't want, but he doesn't want to disappoint his dad. Ty is a 16 year old who had to take over his dad's business. Ty goes back to school to be someone in life but no one believes in him except a girl name Alice. Ty falls each day more and more in love with Alice but he is scared she won't accept him for what he does. A guy name Darkman wants to take over Ty's hood, be on the top, and more powerful the...more
Becca
Ty Johnson is seventeen, spent his whole life living in inner city Brooklyn, the hood, with his mom, who's oblivious to his second life, keeping the “family business” going, because his dad’s in jail for it. He’s a "hustler", a drug dealer. The business is right where his dad left it, on top. Until a new competitor comes into town that threatens his business, and life. All while managing his separate lives that are a secret from each other. This was an edgy book, that I did not expect to like, b...more
Chris
I chose to read this book because the main character has to solve problems and to get past the bumps in life. The genre is realistic fiction I chose to read this book because it looked like it had to do with people solving problems that come up in their life. The setting takes place in New York. The main character Ty is a local drug dealer taking after his father’s old business. A description of the main character is smart with his money, smart with his drug dealing, and smart with the people he...more
Nadia
This book is about a guy, Tyrone Johnson, that everyone calls Ty for short. He started taking over his dad's business at age 16 considering his dad is in jail. The family business is dealing with drugs which Ty's mother disagrees with greatly. Ty hasn't been the best student in school so he gets kicked out and gets sent to a different school so he won't fall behind in school and so he won't end up a dealer like his dad. At his new school Ty falls for a girl, Alyse who is in to him but not the dr...more
Adam
1.Street Pharm
2.Allison Van Diepen
3.Gangster Literature
4.Ty, The main character tries to juggle having a double life with school, family, girls, all while he is selling drugs to make money. He ends up making alot of it but he finds out what really makes him happy, and it isn't money.
5.-You need to make the decisions that would better you for the future instead of the present.
-Family is the most important thing in your life, before money, drugs, and even friends.
6. P.192 "I'm gettin out the game...more
Conwaym
I read this book because I like reading books about drug dealer because there always alot of action in them. The book a read was a realistic fiction. The boook took place in the city.The main character was tyrone jonhson but people call him ty for short.Ty gits into a problem with a rival dealer that his dad had to go throw when ty dad use to be a dealer.Ty dad use to be a big dealer untill be got locked up.So Ty dad gave him the buisnis.Ty dad want him to hire a hitman to take out the dealer bu...more
Fazeera Ally
I'm reading the book Street Pharm by Allison Van Diepen. Seventeen year old Tyrone Johnson lived a rough life with a father in jail and a very moody mother. His father had a family buisness, when he got locked up he passed it down to Ty. Ty and his mom live in Manhattan, NY. When Ty was ready to handle the buisness, he started fast and easily. Was ready for anything that came his way and wouldnt stop for nothing. Now as a big time drug dealer just like his father he develops enemies and lots of...more
Jessica
This was a great book i enjoyed reading it. It seems like something that could happen in real life when your involved with drug business and different gangs. i would recommend this book to anybody who likes book that seem realistic and that could happen to someone who lives their life like the characters in the books. IT shows that being in gangs can be dangerous and sometimes you can be born into it but as you get older you get the free will to say you dont want to do it and follow what you wan...more
Molly
After Ty Johnson's father was sent to prison for drug dealing, Ty took over the family business. Being the king of the streets is a heavy responsibility but Ty knows how to handle it. No dating till hes 21, never show your weakness,when in doubt send the new kid to do the job. But when he unexpectedly falls in love, Ty has to choose if dealing is the life for him. Should he give up everything his dad built for school and his girl?

Street Pharm is an easy and quick read. The story line is easy to...more
Khornberger
This is the fictional story of a boy who inherited his father's business as the largest drug dealer in Brooklyn. I liked how the realities of the immediate gratification of having a lot of money didn't end up being enough to keep the danger away. Ultimately, Ty realizes that he has been a pawn for his father and stands up to him and gives up the business to live a straight life for his mother and girlfriend. I doubt this story is very realistic in terms of the fact that he could so easily drop h...more
Brandon
street pharm was an interesting book. it was different then your usual book about a drug lord, usually its about some thug that is connected to a gang. is a bad person overall. but in street pharm the main character is a teenager, and overall he's a smart caring kid. he doesn't want to do bad things he just wants to keep his fathers business going nothing more then that. it's a book that keeps your attention and is fast paced. it's easy to read and their are a lot of pages but there short and si...more
Mbb
This book is about the hard times and struggle for Tye Johnson on the streets of New York. Tye has to take over the family business and always stay in control, always be on the top no matter what situation comes his way. A lot of things fall in his lap including a girl friend which distracts him from the life and death situations on the streets. From a bad trip to pain, Tye Johnson always has to stay in control of himself, cause if he doesn't, he will be locked up. If you like books that you wil...more
Hannah palmer
This book is about a guy named Ty who is a big time drug dealer, but he doesent do drugs. Hes taking care of his dads "busness" when his dads in prison. Ty gets kicked out of school and has to go to a second chance school, and he meets this girl that he really likes. She goes to the second chance school to but shes not a bad kid she just had a baby and needed a second chance. She doesent know that Ty sells and ty doesent want her to know because he wants to be more then friends. finally she figu...more
Kayla
Street Pharm by Alisson Van Diepen is about a boy named Tyrone Johnson, who is 17 years old. He had took over his fathers drug business at sixteen when his father went to jail. Ty is low key about everything, he always knows when to do something, and how to do it. His father's friend/partner Sonny, helps Ty out with everything, like making decisions and etc. Everything thing starts to go a little downhill when Darkman comes to town. Darkman's is now Ty's number one enemy, you'll find out why as...more
Abiola Abosede
Street Pharm is an alluring urban erotic tale about a young man named ty seeking inheretance of his fathers street business.Faced with the obstacles of school and getting rid of one of the toughest street competitors out there, ty is torn in between the two. Should he follow his mothers dreams,and finish school? Or should he follow his fathers, and do the very thing that got his father in the pen,sell drugs?
When Alyse,a girl like none other, enters ty's life and brings him happiness, will she he...more
Ixcel Morales
The book Street Pharm a book that I recommend to teens. The books about a 17 year old kid named Tyrone Johnson. He is a guy that everyone knows no matter where he goes. Because his dad was put in jail, Ty has been taking care of "buisiness" for about 2 years. Ty's dad was one of the best drug dealers on the street. Everyone went to him when they needed anything. But now that he's put away, Ty's been doing all the work for him. Ty's hands are full now since school started. For Ty, being in a rel...more
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Allison van Diepen is the author of six teen novels: Street Pharm, Snitch, Raven, The Oracle of Dating, The Oracle Rebounds, and The Vampire Stalker. Her novels have been named ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers and New York City Public Library Books for the Teen Age.

Her new book, TAKEDOWN, is coming out in 2013.
More about Allison van Diepen...
The Vampire Stalker Raven Snitch The Oracle of Dating (The Oracle of Dating, #1) The Oracle Rebounds (The Oracle of Dating, #2)

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