the main flaw that ty johnson has in this novel is he is a drug dealer. he has been around it since he was 9 years old because of his corrupt father. he is very street smart and knows what he is doing but drug dealing has its own law and if they dont need you your gone in seconds. it has already got him shot twice in a drive by shooting. One of his main customers ratted him out to the police and now they are watching him. he hides it from the girl he likes and he hides it from his mother. in the end it is only gonna end up putting him in the cage. latley though hes been very interested in school and has a 75 in one of his classes. the teacher recommended that he go somewhere with it.

If you were in a position like this where you've had drugs and crime around you your whole life what would you do?

BLOG 1

As the novel begins you meet the main character Ty Johnson. Ty is a drug dealer who supplies everyone in his town. He took over for his father who has been teaching him since he was 9 years old. Ty runs the streets in his town and he has his close friend sonny and many people that work under him helping him. Ty lives a normal life and hides his darkside from his mother and many people he knows. he gets transfered to another school because of never being there anyways and is given one last change to finish school. while he is there he meets a girl named alyse that puts him in his place when they first meet. As he sees her more and starts to talk to her he begins to like this girl.

the first initial problem of this novel was tys drug dealing because in the end it is only gonna bring him down and distance him from the people that he cares about.

the main thing that the author does in this novel that keeps it interesting is he presents a situation when you least expect it and ty is forced to make a decision quick and escape it.


Do you think ty johnson will end his drug dealing and change his life around?