Dope Sick by Walter Dean Myers 185 pp.
Jeremy Dance, known as Lil J has lived a rough life in Harlem with his alcoholic, pill using mother. He's 17 years old, abusing drugs, and small time hustler who finds himself in a drug deal gone bad. After his partner Rico guns down an undercover cop, Lil J holes up in an abandoned building where he finds the mysterious Kelly who controls a television that shows scenes of Lil J's past and possible future. Seeing what is on the screen leads Lil J to a cathartic analysis of his life. But who is Kelly? Is he real? An angel? A devil? A god? Whoever he is, his affect on Lil J is thoughtful and dramatic.
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