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Tyrell by Coe Booth follows fifteen-year-old Tyrell from the Bronx, struggling to support his younger brother after their father's imprisonment. Evicted and living in a grim homeless shelter, Tyrell devises a risky plan to host a paid block party to earn money to move back home, despite challenges including complex logistics and emotional entanglements with new and old friends. The novel addresses themes of poverty, addiction, and familial instability.