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Overview

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. ...

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Overview

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.

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This rugged story examines the life of a young drug dealer caught between the banality of school and the world of crime. Ty knows how to survive on the streets. He has had to grow up in a hurry, inheriting his imprisoned father's drug trade. Ty is very good at it and likes the quick and easy money. His mother is clueless, wondering why he is doing so poorly in school. Ty's father expects him to keep the family business going until his release. Life gets really complicated for Ty when he falls for a classmate, an attractive, smart, unwed mother, Alyse. She despises drugs and what they have done to the neighborhood, unaware that her beau is successfully taking the local trade to a higher level. She believes in Ty and pushes him to stay in school and get his diploma. Things heat up when a rival gang moves in to take over. Will Ty become a violent gangster like his dad or start a new life with Alyse? Will he even survive? There is plenty of swearing, violence, and raunchy topics scattered in the dialogue and the action because this book takes a realistic look at life in a dangerous urban neighborhood. The author researched this story while working in a perilous inner-city Brooklyn high school. It is an eye-opening account of a nice kid who is caught between two worlds and has to make some tough decisions. It also conveys a poignant message for reluctant readers.
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Gr 9 Up-Set in Brooklyn, this urban drama novel depicts Ty Johnson's life as a 17-year-old African-American drug dealer. Taking over his father's territory seemed to be "all that" to Ty when he was younger, but now he realizes that there is more to life-mainly forming a relationship with Alyse, a single mother and his classmate at the local continuation high school. Struggling to hold onto the pieces of his father's business, he faces competition from out of town and things get serious. Neither Alyse nor his mother knows what sort of "work" Ty does until he ends up in the hospital after a drive-by shooting. Then the teen leaves school completely and moves out of his mother's apartment. He must decide who he is as his life is threatened and he loses the people closest to him. Easy to read and written in street slang including drug references and profanity, this debut novel will appeal to reluctant readers.-Corinda J. Humphrey, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781416911548
  • Publisher: Simon Pulse
  • Publication date: 7/11/2006
  • Pages: 304
  • Sales rank: 60,781
  • Age range: 14 - 17 Years
  • Lexile: HL500L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 7.00 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Allison van Diepen is a teacher in Ottawa, Canada. She is the author of Street Pharm, Snitch, and Raven, all published with Simon Pulse. Visit her at www.allisonvandiepen.com.

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  • Posted November 17, 2008

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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.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 16, 2009

    2 thumbs up

    Street pharm by allison van diepen was a great book. I would give the book 2 thumbs up! It¿s about a 17 year old kid named Ty Johnson. His dad use to run the streets till one day he got busted. You¿ll have to read it to figure out why. Ty is a single child. His mom is never home so you already know Ty can take care of himself. Now that the king of the streets is on lockdown, will ty step up and take over? If you love books with drugs, nightlife, and some drama you will love this story! It¿s not just some gangster book with the usual drug deals and what not it has much more. It has a little love story to it. As you read, my advice to you is fastened your seatbelt, because it¿s a wildride. Out of 5 stars, I would give it 5 stars! I don¿t like to read much but when I started this book i couldn¿t put it down. The chapters are short and intense but theres a lot of them. But you better believe you will be hooked.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2008

    GREATEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    This was the best book i have read so far...As i started reading it ty's life was getting real intreasting. And the ending man if you are reading this i'm not going to tell you so just pick it up and read it...I know you'r going to love it as much as i do!?!?!?!?!?!?!?=p

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 11, 2006

    Street Pharm

    im a big fan of new york city hard nosed books. this book kept me up all night.any teenager will like this book.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 6, 2011

    Highly Recommend you read this!

    I love this book! It always makes you keep reading. I could NEVER put it down. I even had it going into the bathroom. The ending is wonderful. So is the moral of the story. I recommend it for anyone the age 14 and up. It does have ALOT of drugs into it.

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  • Posted October 14, 2011

    Street Perspective- you should intend on reading this.

    I would reccommend this book to young distracted teenage boys. Street pharm grabbed my attention from the moment I began reading it until the end. This story made me see what young boys today try to experience, yet I wish they had the desincy to get there mind back on the successful path of life like the main character of the book Tyrone Johnson (T.J.) did. Yes i Would be flattered to read many more books by this author.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 4, 2010

    Must Read!!!

    Street Pharm review
    Growing up most kids are asked "what are you going to be when you grow up?" for Tyrone "Ty" Johnson it was the opposite. Ty was raised by his mother after his father was sent to jail; his father had a very successful drug empire which Ty took over. This book is realistic in the ways of what kids go through today having to hustle in the streets sometimes and do things on their own to survive and live. Sometimes kids get caught up the wrong things. I think that this book is good for kids that need something to relate to, as well as kids that have taken on a lot of responsibility at a young age. This book is compelling and morally challenging. I am so happy that I found this book, not only does it give readers something to relate to but it catches your attention from the beginning to the very end. The author did a very good job at giving the book and the books characters many dimensions. She kept it interesting and took the book to another level. Street pharm is a book that will catch your interest and it will not let you down.

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  • Posted June 18, 2009

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    This book is the BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!

    I read this book 2 times and when I read it the 2nd time its like i never read it before. It has romance, gangsta moments, sad moments, and every thing else you can find in a great book! You should look out for other books from Allison van Diepen like SNITCH and RAVEN. STREET PHARM is 1 of the greatest books of this generation. So get this book!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 29, 2008

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    Not for me!

    Okay I get that Ty Johnson is black. I get it, he's a homie. whatever.. But the grammar is so horrible that I couldn't even get through half of this book. "I ain't seen him." "I know you wasn't at school" ...every other sentence has a double negative "He ain't goin nowhere, homes!" So much for becoming smarter from reading!! I'm sure its a great book but I'm sorry, I can't read a book with grammar like this one! I tried to get through it but I just ended up returning it to get my money back.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2008

    A good book

    this book was good , fun to read,and enjoying but th eend was not good left me thinking

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2008

    SREET PHARM

    This book is tite..Its the only book i ever read and i hate reading..

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2008

    street pharm

    this book is cool. is one of the few if not the only book that has caught my attention.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2008

    A very good book....

    Street pharm is a very good book. I truely enjoyed it. There is a good theme to it. Its about a teenage boy that starts out in the wrong path and changes it during the time.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2008

    Student reader

    I think this book is a sad book but very interesting and intertaining.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 28, 2008

    the first book i really liked

    i always hated reading books because my school just always gave us boring books but once my friend gave me one of her books to read i was immediately traped in the book and didnt want to stop reading. my english teacher was happy i finally found a book i really liked because she knew it was difficult to find books for me to enjoy. this book is really amazing and once u barly start reading you wont want to stop untill you finish. i highly recommend this book to high schoolers who have a hard time finding books they like

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 12, 2008

    #1 book

    This book was amazing I never though that I would actually pick up a book that had something not to do with me but that happens to a teenage boy. I couldnt put it down, and if I didnt I always got in trouble. Not only that but my english teacher was very pruod of mee

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 25, 2008

    This was an excellent book

    The book is about this boy named Tyrone Johnson who is a drug dealer. He doesn¿t care about anything and gets in trouble with his friends. I can connect this book to my favorite movie called thirteen because in this movie it relates to drugs, stealing, and excitement. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about drug dealing, crimes, and excitement. Street Pharm is an excellent novel especially for teenagers who like violence.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 10, 2007

    I couldn't put it down for a minute!

    I loved this book! I honestly couldn't put it down it was SO good. I just got it yesterday and read it in five hours. Some of the stuff said in the book was really inspiring to me. I can't wait to do my book chat in school about it. :)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 9, 2006

    hurrah for street pharm

    both my brother and i read street pharm, he is 13 and i am 18. for him it was one of the only books i've seen him read straight through and enjoy, and for me it was a fast, interesting read. the character of ty johnson is completely believable and always entertaining. ty is a hustler but he lets readers know that doing drugs is not the way to get ahead. definitely worth the read. looking forward to more by allison van diepen!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 4, 2006

    A gritty urban drama

    'Street Pharm' is an excellent novel,and it's especially good for teenage males.This is a gritty,violent,realistic urban story.It is the powerful tale of a young and very successful drug dealer who finally comes to realize the danger and folly of that lifestyle and decides to change his life. This is a raw and brilliantly written book with fully developed three dimensional characters,by a very talented new author. I can't wait to see what she does next!

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