Tyrell

This week I am reading the book Tyrell by Coe Booth. The books about the main character Tyrell who was facing making very tough decisions for him and his family. Tyrell had to deal with his dad being locked up and his mother not being responsible enough to take care of him and his brother. Tyrell had to grow up quick to handle the situations he was put in. A very big issue that Tyrell was put through was peer pressure and poverty.

Peer pressure came into the story as a big problem because of poverty. When Tyrell and his family had to enter a shelter because they had no place to live , Tyrell was being pressured to sell drugs with his friend to make money to support his family. While reading the book I noticed how Tyrell did face many situations usually someone his age would not be in but he handled them in most of the time better ways then most people would.

Nevertheless, while reading the book it was not all bad times. Tyrell did have good things happen to him not only in the end but also through out his story. However, in the end is where I really saw how Tyrell handled the tough situations in his life responsibly and sort of like an adult. Overall the book really showed me the struggle some people have to go through in order to live there life everyday and Tyrell was the perfect example of how anyone can do what they have to do to survive. Like at the end when he threw a big party and sacrificed his little amount of money on the hope that his party would be successful and he would make enough money to support and get his family out the shelter. I think this book if perfect for kids my age and they should read it.