Changing paths

       In the book Tyrell by Coe Booth, Tyrell has faced many problems but he really tried to make a change and do better. Tyrell has had a rough life and wanted to change that for his Little brother  Troy . He never wanted Troy to face what he faced growing up as a kid. Moving from house to house , being in a shelter , but even though he is trying to prevent that Troy has already been through this and sees what happens.
Tyrell is trying to show his brother that there is more than life in the streets and he can be anybody he wants to be and go down the right road . Live his Childhood because Tyrells had already been taken.
       Tyrell is trying to get money to get out of this old motel full of roches and be different from his father . People care about Tyrell and want him to be happy people want to see a change in him like jasmine . Jasmine is a girl who knows what it like to be alone and grow up before your time . Jasmine is like Tyrell 's light and she is trying to push him through the blackeness of his world so he can be better. Tyrell is going back to school and better himself for him and not anybody else.
     I think the author is trying to say that its hard to be a teenager that has notheing to  live for . That your only going to live up to being in a jail sell or being nothing at all. Theres more out there but kids who live like Tyrell dont even try to reach for goals like that because they think its not possible . The author really shows that it doesnt matter where you come from you can always make a change.