I really like this book. It shows you what is like to be part of a drug dealing business. I also like how the author kept the character as a teen because it is hard to make sure what the say or do is something a teen would. ( )

BLURB: 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 survival. Since inheriting his pop's business at sixteen, Ty's developed smarts, skills, and mad discipline. The supply game's in his blood. And life is pretty sweet when you're on top.

But one slip -- or one serious competitor -- and life turns ugly fast. Suddenly, Ty's got to rethink his whole strategy. And for the #1 dealer on the streets, strategy is not just about staying ahead. It's about survival.

RATING: 5 Stars for Street Pharm By: Allison Van Diepen
STARTED: APRIL 7TH,2014
FINISHED: APRIL 13TH,2014


REVIEW: I picked this book up at my library, because it look interesting, and I really wanted to read it! Now i'm finished! Tyrone Johnson was only a teen that has gone through alot with his business that his dad has built up before he went to jail. Tyrone Johnson is a full time drug dealer, and hustler. He decides to go back to school, and his business on the side. This book was really a pageturner, and I was hooked till it ended! I really enjoyed this book because it had alot of suspense, and mystery to go along with it. This book is based in Brooklyn, New York, and was about the life, and lives of one person. The rest of this book truly unfolds in this wonderful book by Allison Diepen! I would suggest this for anyone that likes mystery, suspense, and young adult books! You can also learn about the different lifestyles of people around you. My favorite character in this book was Ty (Tyrone) because he has been through alot as in helping his friends, keeping up his business, and keeping everyone that is close to him safe! I got to step in his shoes, and see the life from a different persons perspective. This book was definitely a goodread, and you should pick it up soon!
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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 he have to take care of a competitor who wants to run him out of business, but he has to deal with school, the only thing his mother wants him to focus on. That could be especially difficult when a girl like none other, Alyse, enters his life and makes him feel happy for once. The hardest part is trying to hide from his mother, and almost everyone new he meets, that he is involved in dealing drugs, the business that Ty's mother hoped to forget after Ty's father went to prison for it.

Ty starts to question every action he does, from the moment he entered the business. With so many problems to handle, can Ty get through it all?

Allison van Diepen takes on a risky plot that so many teens have heard about, but never knew much about, and pulls the reader in. STREET PHARM is a true coming-of-age story that causes the reader to be at the edge of their seat, quickly turning pages, and in the end wanting more. A quick, fast-paced read that is necessary for all teens to read. ( )

This book was really good. It was not my favorite book but it did draw me in and I didnt loose intrest at all. Allison van Diepen is truly an AMAZING author and I HOPE she comes out with more amazing storys like this. If you like this book read snitch by her. It is such a good book and although I enjoyed this book SNITCH is SO much better!!!!!!! ( )

This is my SSR book for Q3. ( )