Street Pharm
by Allison van Diepen (Goodreads author!)
published
July 11th 2006
by Simon Pulse
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binding
Paperback, 304 pages
isbn
1416911545
(isbn13: 9781416911548)
description
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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....<...more
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Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
Ty Johnson knows how to survive in the real world, to take care of problems on the spot. He has everything in control and knows the way to run things. He's intelligent, patient, and skillful, everything he needs when he inherited his father's business. Everything is running smoothly for Ty and that's the way he wants it.
But then a series of struggles and obstacles ruins the way Ty does things. Not only does h...more
Ty Johnson knows how to survive in the real world, to take care of problems on the spot. He has everything in control and knows the way to run things. He's intelligent, patient, and skillful, everything he needs when he inherited his father's business. Everything is running smoothly for Ty and that's the way he wants it.
But then a series of struggles and obstacles ruins the way Ty does things. Not only does h...more
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a 16 year old teenage boy Tyrone Johnson AKA Ty is the son of a nortorious drug dealer in Brooklyn who got locked up in jail. Tyrone sees school as a waste of time and took over his dads business with his close friend sonny. They establish connections throughout the streets in Brooklyn. Tyrone is also close friends with a famous rap star known as K-Ron. Tyrones mother becomes fed up with his teachers complaints and forces him to go to school, Ty enrolled in a different high school and meets a g...more
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Read in August, 2008
Teens will like this YA book because it covers the life of a NY drug dealer. That isn't my favorite topic, but it kept my interest enough to have me read it in one sitting, and the character was not an angel but was redeemable enough to like and want to be successful.
I haven't read another book that really follows the drug dealer around. Deuker's Runner comes close, although it's not really about drugs, and it's the runner, not the head honcho we follow around in that one. I liked that ...more
I haven't read another book that really follows the drug dealer around. Deuker's Runner comes close, although it's not really about drugs, and it's the runner, not the head honcho we follow around in that one. I liked that ...more
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Read in January, 2007
I had a group of kids in Grade 10 read this one for a Literature Circles unit. One boy had basically never read a book before, until this one. It's edgy, raw, real... and some of my kids can really see themselves in the characters. Yeah, it's about drug dealing, but the message in the end is the right one. It's a tad contrived, but for all the right reasons.
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Read in October, 2008
In my opinion Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen was really good.Although it lacked suspense it some how kept me reading strait to the end. It took me 3 days to read. There was never a dull spot in the story and in the end i was happy with the turn out.
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I think I got on the street YA fiction group because of my love for The Wire. This book has a central character that I really liked... even when he was in the midst of stupidity, I wanted him to prevail. Enjoyed the strength of the female character, too.
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Read in December, 2007
recommended to Haewon by:
my english teacherrecommends it for: teenagers
this story, people who's old enough should read this.
Because this story is about someone who sells drugs to little kids.
and by reading this book, people can learn from it.
They can learn that when you sell or buy drugs, this is what happens.
Because this story is about someone who sells drugs to little kids.
and by reading this book, people can learn from it.
They can learn that when you sell or buy drugs, this is what happens.
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Read in February, 2008
recommended to Trisha by:
teens, those with a savior complex
This was a book for our school's lunch book club. I liked it and the kids loved it. A teen drug dealer wants to get out of the game because he falls for a young lady; what girl doesn't want to save the bad boy who falls desperately in love with her?
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This is one of my favorite books usually its hard to find a book that intristed you but this is the one for me...if you have a hard time finding a book thats good for you my advice is this is a good book and you should read it!!!
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Read in July, 2008
Ty is a dealer who has taken over for his dad (who is in jail), but a series of events makes him rethink his life. The chapters were short and the plot interesting. Not my usual type of book to read, but I really enjoyed it.
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Read in June, 2007
Ty Johnson has been in charge of his Dad's drug territory since his father was put in jail. Both school & street smart, he starts to question his future after he meets Alyse in an alternative high school.
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Read in December, 2007
This book was recommended by one of my students, and written by an English teacher. I loved it! Warning--- Language... but verrrry true-to-life in drug dealing (hmmm, how would I know?).
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Read in February, 2008
recommended to ♡ Eva ♡ by:
magazine review recommends it for: no one
I wasn't impressed with this and I thought I would be. I wasn't happy at all to be honest. I wouldn't read anything by her again without knowing a lot more about it.
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Read in June, 2007
Brooklyn teenager takes over his incarcerated father's business, dealing drugs. Fast-paced thriller.
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I just started reading this book a few days ago and it sounds wonderful.
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So in -dept and real
She captivated every part of the book perfectly.
She captivated every part of the book perfectly.
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