Pub. Date: March 2003Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback, 240pp
Age Range: Young Adult
After his grandmother Carrie has to go to an elderly home, young Harlem boy Tippy is forced to live with his criminal and lacking of responsibility father Lonnie.Lonnie's got his own thing going on, and he doesn't have much room in his life for a son he barely knows. Lonnie tries to influence Tippy to be like him and do bad things to. But Tippy keeps his head up high and tries to be a good boy, even if that means that he gets beat up by Lonnie. It gets harder and harder for Tippy to live with Lonnie and his criminal friends, and then someone shows up who wants to help Tippy..
I thought this book was very interesting and entertaining. I truly didn't know what to expect of this book, after I had read 145th Street by the same author wich I didn't like that much. But this book was just great and I really expect to read more books by Walter Dean Myers.
Sounds very interesting to read! It does sound like it could happen to anyone and maybe even an lesson in there.
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