Walter Dean Myers is one of my favorite YA authors and is known for relating to kids, especially to the African American population, that as adults we can’t even begin to understand. He doesn’t disappoint with this newest edition. Lil’ J has an addiction problem with cocaine. When him and a friend are involved in a drug deal gone bad Lil’ J has to lay low. Now he’s hiding out in an abandoned crack house, experiencing withdrawals and trying to figure out what to do. I will admit that since I don’t have any personal experiences of what it’s like to be addicted to drugs I had a hard time relating to Lil’ J, That being said in this day and age of drug use among teens this could be used as a very powerful tool to not experimenting or who have considered using drugs.
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