Dopesick


 * A Drug Deal Gone Bad **


 * Review for: __Dopesick__ **


 * Author: Walter Dean Myers **


 * Review by: Braden **


 * Two time National Book Award finalist goes to “ __Dopesick__ ,” written by Walter Dean Myers. This book was made for young adult readers and it was easy for me and probably many others to connect to Lil J. Lil J finds himself in the middle of a drug deal when it goes bad. All of a sudden he is fighting for his life when bullets are flying all around him. Its not until later that Lil J realizes that the cops are gonna get him one way or another. This book is a must read! **


 * Although there are many characters in “ __Dopesick__ ” the main character is Lil J. He is smart and can fight his way through pretty much anything. I know Lil J is smart because when the cops were closing in on him he found a way to escape them. Furthermore Lil J does not give up very easily. I know this due to the time when he was running from the cops he could’ve just given up but he didn’t. Thats a personality trait I like about him. In addition it was easy to connect with him because we have both been through rough times. Lil J was fighting for his life when he was caught in a gun battle. That reminded me of my dad because he was fighting for his life when he was diagnosed with disease that could’ve killed him in 2 years if left untreated. **


 * __“Dopesick”__  has non-stop action. After something exciting happened another event even more exciting would happen. There were no boring spots in my book and I enjoyed everything about it. The falling action was the most engaging and thrilling part that is when Lil J accepted the fact that the cop won’t stop looking for him. The conflict was memorable because the whole book revolved around a drug deal gone bad and one of the dealers finding ways to avoid the law. **


 * This book is a two time National Book Award finalist. Walter Dean Myers has many awards from different books like “ __Kick__ ” and “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Shooter.”__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Walter Dean Myers has won two Newberry Honors he is also New York Times Bestselling author. Publishers weekly said, “using both harsh realism and a dose of the fantastic, Myers introduces an inner city teen in the jaws of a crisis.” That sentence made me want to read “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Dopesick__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">” **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In conclusion you should definitely read “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Dopesick__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">” so you can see why the book got first place in the National Book Award not once but twice. You should also read “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Dopesick__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">” because there were no boring parts in it. I’m the kind of person that doesn’t like reading but with “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Dopesick__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">” I couldn’t put it down. **