Coe Booth
The book I read is “Tyrell” by Coe Booth. She’s also the
author of “Kendra” and “Bronxwood”. Tyrell was published first in 2007, it’s
about a teenage boy named Tyrell living with his mom and brother in a shelter
while his dad is in jail. Then Kendra was published in 2008, which was about a
teenage girl who doesn't know how it feels to have a real mother because she
and her mother is 14 years apart and she lives with her grandmother while her
mom is in college. Then, Bronxwood was published in 2011. This is about
Tyrell’s life back in Bronxwood and about his pops getting out of jail and how
Tyrell has to deal with this situation. Tyrell was a good book so I’m excited
to read Bronxwood is about since it’s continuing onto the second chapter of
Tyrell’s life. The genre of these books is young adult/drama.
The book Tyrell was about a boy named Tyrell who lives with
his mother and his little brother. They got evicted because Tyrell’s dad went
to jail for his 3rd time and his mother isn’t working. So, they’re living in
shelters and in the book they’re currently living in a disgusting motel named
Bennett. Troy feels in order to get him and his family out of there, he needs
to make some money but he doesn’t wanna make illegal money cause he can’t go to
jail so he starts DJing and throwing parties. “I ain’t looking to call all my
pops friends cause most of them is into the same kinda illegal shit he into,
and I don’t wanna end up where he at…” -Coe Booth P.G. 108. Tyrell also
has a girlfriend named Novisha and he’s in love with her. “I’m just looking at
Novisha and wishing we have grown already and this was our place. She so
perfect for me. It’s hard to explain, but she got everything I want in a
women.” - Coe Booth P.G. 87. But right when Tyrell starts DJing and he gets
enough money to get his family and apartment something else terrible happens.
I really enjoyed this book because there was never any dull
moments while I was reading it. Tyrell went through some crazy things so after
one thing it was always another. I love teenage drama books like the ones Coe
Booth made and Bluford High books, genres like young adult/drama. They keep my
attention because the situations and storylines in these books are relevant to
me and my peer's lifestyles or what we’ve seen and been around. These books are
actually interesting too because the drama they have in them is intense.
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