| Tyrell Contributor(s): Booth, Coe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439838800 ISBN-13: 9780439838801 Publisher: Push OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: The protagonist of this astonishing debut is a young, African-American teen who can't get a break. Tyrell is living (for now) with his spaced-out mother and little brother in a homeless shelter. He feels he needs to score some money to make things better. Will he end up following in his fathers footsteps? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.45 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109944 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An astonishing new voice in teen literature, writing what is sure to be one of the most talked-about debuts of the year.Tyrell is a young African-American teen who can't get a break. He's living (for now) with his spaced-out mother and little brother in a homeless shelter. His father's in jail. His girlfriend supports him, but he doesn't feel good enough for her -- and seems to be always on the verge of doing the wrong thing around her. There's another girl at the homeless shelter who is also after him, although the desires there are complicated. Tyrell feels he needs to score some money to make things better. Will he end up following in his father's footsteps? |