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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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sonny: Ty's partner who has worked with Ty's father for his whole life
- Alyse: A girl Ty meets at his new school who is like no girl he's ever met before
- Darkman: A threat to Ty's business
- Tyrone Johnson: Main character who hustles drugs to make a living while his father is in jail
- Rob Monfrey: Add a description of this character.
- Kevin King: Darkman, a threat to Ty's business
- Mr. Guzman: One of Ty's teachers at Les Chancellor Alternative School
- Ronnie
- Allison Van Diepen
- Crow
- Gavin: Young son of one of the characters
- Michael Brown
- Alejandro
- Leanne
- Jimmy
- Menendez
- Desarae: Sonny's longtime girlfriend
- Ms. Amullo
- Clarissa
- Joe
- Akindele: A detective
- Jean
- Schultz
- Scanlan
- Austen
- Carlos
- Orlando: Tyrone's father
First Sentence edit
''What are you gonna be when you grow up?''
Authors & Contributors edit
- Allison Van Diepen (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Add the language.
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: Add the publication date.
ISBN: 9781416911548
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: Add the publication date.
ISBN: 9781416911548
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
Subjects edit
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Drug Use & Abuse › Fiction
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Violence
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction
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