A BOOK EVERY TEEN SHOULD READ, ESPECIALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN TEENSI truly enjoy reading this book because it contain many important messages people seem to miss by only paying attention to certain parts of book such as being sexually active still in middle school, dating trouble makers, wearing nice expensive clothes, ect. When actually the author was writing this to make a point the bad choices Tracy was making could cause her to end up like her role model,Mercedes a drug addict. Tracy is simply a product of her enviorment being raise in a single parent, while the father is off doing god knows what, sometimes not seeing his family for months while still married. Along with her mother working, Tracy has a lot of free time on her hands, as they say "idleness is the devil workshop" Tracy gets into some trouble but pull through. The author, being a male did an immpectable job with writer about Tracy, a teenage girl. The character is very realistic, I felt I have met Tracy before. The imagery of the book is very good even though I was born in 1994 and never live through the 80's ( I love 80's culture) I could envision the setting as if I was actually there. This book brought up alot of things in my mind, for example the adults in my family (who are around the same age of Tracy in the time period the book was written) are always complaining how bad my generation is. This book open up my eyes, Flyy Girl was published in 1993 based in the late 70's to 80's and the people my age are no different from the people in the book. It makes me made when adult act like they never did the stuff people my age, I am not condoning the action of sleeping around, doing drugs,ect.Even though this is my favorite book I have some issues with the book. I am a honey-caramel with a father from Nigeria and Creole mother but I found it very annoying the only attractive people in the book were light-skin, light eyes, silky curly hair people like Tracy,Patti,Raheema,Mercedes,Beth,Bruce,Timmy,Bob,Charles,(the list is endless) with the expection of Victor. The authors always emphaize skin tones, eyes, and some times hair. Interesting dark- skin people like Keith are descibe as "in times of his evilnes, could look like a blue-black red-eyed wino" or consider not good-looking (page 19)Another problem I had with the book was with Tracy being in love Victor. Maybe because I never sexually or something is reason I don't understand. Tracy and Victor had very few meaningly interaction with eachother so I don't understand why she in love him. But regardless of how I feel about the book I recommend the book to anyone. NOTE: I have read this book two times. One time during my freshman of high school and the second during my senior years which was just yesterday.
Great book...I read it years ago when it first came out....I think I was maybe 13 or so...I've read it twice since...i really think Tracy represented many of today's young girls...the ones that think they know everything when in reality they're only just getting started with life's rollercoaster...I'm glad Raheema was there to show a different kind of teenager. Also, I love the fact that Tracy grows but clearly still has a way to go, she still doesn't have it all figured out...this is real life...its definitely worth a read...like I said its been several years but i think it still holds up.And for the people saying it was negative and talking about abuse and promiscuity ...I never understand these reactions ....its A BOOK...every book, like life, isn't going to be about good people doing great things and learning huge lessons...that's not realistic ...some people NEVER wake up...some crackheads die a crackhead...some promiscuous girls die promiscuous women. This is just Tracy's reality...there are other books out there for you if you don't like it...newsflash there are girls out there like her, and some much worse..it shouldn't be written about...you as the reader can see how twisted her thinking is...does he need to preach about it within the story ...its written from the perspective of a lost young girl's mind...these are her thoughs, opinions and experiences. Yes I
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I READ THIS BOOK IN MY MIDDLE SCHOOLS DAYS AND HONEY! WHEN I TELL YOU LITERALLY THE WHOLE 8TH GRADE WAS PASSING AROUND AND SHARING THIS ONE BOOK, IT WAS INSANE AND ALSO SO RELATABLE I FELT AS IF I WAS RIGHT THERE ALONG SIDE TRACY THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH OMAR TYREE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
—SHYAN
A Young Girl in FlightThis is a coming of age story during the 80's baby! I liked that part, and how he described the gear we use to sport! Just hearing the title and thinking about the song makes me want to go hang out how we did in "my day!" LOL Dang am I that old! Tracy, the main character is as superficial as they come. She enjoys a twist of her newfound freedom since her parents separate and she has gone from hating guys, to loving them! She's all about fashion, and guys, nothing else seems to matter. It's a nice story maybe for younger girls and their moms in case you'll forgot what it was like. It was very detailed and honestly that got boring to me! I did like that she finally matured past being all engrossed in her looks, her gear, and her jealousy. Flat-backing is not how a real woman gets on ladies!
—Nardsbaby Reader
♥ This Was My First Read Of Urban Fiction! This Book Is What Made Me Fall In Love With Urban Fiction ♥ Thos Book Is An EXCELLENT Read ♥
—JazzyRacquel
A Flyy Girl that's truly who she was. Tracy Ellison had the best of everything growing up. She was pretty, wore nice clothes, and had two parents who loved her dearly. This story tells the audience about a young girl who grows up in the late 80’s and has the boys at her fingertips. Her beauty and body drives all the young men in like a flood. She is seen as every man dream, only playing with their emotions. Not giving them attention, only to her satisfaction, she states, “So are you gonna quit Treasure and go with me, Steve?” The fact that she could have anyone she wanted excited her, until one guy came along and played her game. Victor, her new love interest. In the book he says to her, “So it’s like that now, hunh?” This was after a short conversation between the two when she waked away from him. As she gets older she dates different guys and their situations, but still has love for Victor throughout the book, even when he lands in jail. This book was relatable and suspenseful. I could hardly put it down because I wanted to see what Tracy was gone do or say next. The author did a good job with those aspects, and the voice of the characters were strong. I could just hear the way they would say something’s because I had the same cultural relations. Tracy and her mom get into a scuffle her mom states, “When you wanna try me, you just let me know.” This sentence is so relatable in my own culture. The author used these crafts well because I loved reading the book and constantly wanted to read it. This piece could not be a mentor piece because it not appropriate for elementary aged students.
—Arissa
