Tyrell by Coe Booth - Discuss Favorite Quote

So far Tyrell is on a mission of trying to figure out how to make some money and to get him and his family out of Bennett (the shelter home). He decides to go over his friend's Cal house that lives not too far from Novisha (his girlfriend). He goes there to tell Cal his plan and how they can make some money the legit way. He wants to pick up from where his father left off with the clubs, parties, and the music, where he would be the DJ, just like his dad was. Only one thing he didn't want though that his dad did have: drugs.
My favorite quote in the book was when Tyrell said "I don't ever want to end up like my dad". This quote is one of my favorites because he has his mind made up about never doing the things his dad to get him to where he is now. He also wants to be able to take care of his girl and future family, unlike what his dad is doing now. He doesn't understand why his mom keeps bugging him and making him feel like he is supposed to take care of her and his little brother, when that's his dad's job, but he understands that he doesnt want to be like that so he has a plan to make it right.

Tyrell by Coe Booth - Make Predictions

Restating so far what has happened in the book, Tyrell is staying in a shelter with his mom and little brother. He also meets this girl named Jazmine that likes him and that's staying in the same shelter as him. He isn't physically attracted to her, but in his head he lusts her. He always thinks of his girlfriend who supports him and loves him no matter what, but he feels different and unwanted because if the type of treatment he gets from his mother and with his father being locked up, he always think he is going to end up like him one day.

An update from there, Tyrell gets into a huge argument with his mom one night and storms off. He decides to go to Jazmines room to calm down and sleep there for the next night. When he's there, they end up cuddling and falling asleep next to each other. He feels bad for laying next to another girl that's not his girlfriend, so before anything else happens, he wakes up and leaves and go back to his shelter the next morning. His mom acts like she doesnt want to let him in, and says she is going to throw all of his stuff out and that he is worthless for not taking care of her and that its his fault why they are there any way. How will Tyrell react now?

Tyrell by Coe Booth - Make Predictions

There is a young boy named Tyrell that is going through a lot with his spaced out mother and his younger brother. They are now living in a homeless shelter together, where its very nasty and old. He has a girlfriend that supports him, but he feels like he isn't good enough for her, his father is in jail, and now being at the homeless shelter, there is another girl that is falling for him, but the desires for her is complicated. He feels that if he can get some money, everything will be better and he can put his brother in a better place and leave his nagging, no good mother for good. Another thing he faces though, is that he will end up like his father and leave everything behind that he was suppose to take care of.
My predictions for the next part of this story is that Tyrell might slip up by doing something with girl that is in the homeless shelter with him and he might retaliate against a lot of people. But I also think that he will get it together and be able to help out his mother, be with his girlfriend, and be able to live his life without struggling anymore. Thats the only kind of lifestyle he wants, but what will he do and what will he risk to have this kind of lifestyle? I dont know, but I will keep reading and hopefully the outcome is great.

Runaway Slave - Making Predictions

So in my previous blog, I made a prediction about the boy running away with either getting caught or traveling with someone else who is very smart. My prediction was right. He did not get caught of course, so here's what happened so far: While the boy is asleep in the kitchen, he hears someone moving around in the house so he lays still because he is kind of scared. He thought maybe it was his master or the wife getting up in the middle of the night coming after him. So as the person get closer, he notices its the man from the barn who takes care of the animals. So the man wakes up the boy quietly and tells him to bring a skillet and a knife and come with him. The boy gets scared at first, but after pressure from the man from telling him to come on and hurry up, he gets the materials and they sneak out of the house.
Long story short, the boy is really nervous and scared at first to even runaway because he thinks about what his aunt might say when she finds out he's gone, and what his master and wife might think or do to his aunt because she may have had something to do with him running off. A lot of things go through his head, but after talking to the older man and his experiences, he decides that he will never go back and they will stick together. He wants his freedom just as well.... But what will happen along their journey? What are the materials for?

Runaway Slave - Make Predictions

There is this young boy, about 12 years of age, a slave, that is being taken care of by his aunt. He often times gets in trouble with his master, which is also his aunt's master. So every time he gets in trouble, his aunt has to come up with a punishment and has to agree to follow it so their master wont do anything more severe than she plans to do. For example, he accidentally drops a dish on the floor and his master and the wife see it. The wife gets very upset, and starts talking very negative about the boy. The master came up with a plan to whoop him but the boy's aunt stepped in and said that she will take care of it. She told the master that she will make sure that he gets nothing else to eat for the next day and that he can sleep in the kitchen on the floor where its cold for the night.
The boy's aunt always lectures and gets on him about every little thing he does because if it wasn't for her, he would be getting a taste of the severe punishments that she use to get from the master back in her younger days. She doesn't want him to have to feel that, so she always does what she can to help the boy before she leaves or dies and try to give him some knowledge on how to keep himself out of trouble. My prediction is that the boy will try to run away and either get caught because he's not that smart or somebody else will lure him in to run with them.

Hold U Down by Keisha Ervin - Author Purpose

At the end of the story, Unique does quit, for the sake of saving her man, her sister, her mother that recently passed, her friends that died in one of their schemes, and for realizing that almost getting killed is not worth it. She had it rough coming up and she always thought that she would be a car thief and living off material things for the rest of her life. She now has a life of being with her husband, traveling over seas to start a new life, and leaving her history and bad news behind. The author's purpose for writing this book was to inform and also persuade readers that never give up on hope and faith. Think about the risks and possible outcomes of every step you take into every action. Don't let your past come into your future, let your past be the reason you are that positive, strong, and independent person you are today.

Hold U Down by Keisha Ervin - Make Prediction

So a recap on the book, Unique is a independent-minded, motivated, and go-getter girl that will do anything just to have her own and being able to provide. So her and her other three girlfriends start a crew together that involves thieving and some killing, just to make a living. Unique is the head person in charge and she controls everything within the group. As the story continues, she soon realizes that this isn't what she was destined to be or make a habit. Will she quit, or will she keep that promise that they will forever remain a crew? My prediction is that I think she will eventually quit for the sake of her dying mother, her man that is trying to take care of her, and for her sister that she has to get in order and take care of.