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More copies of this ISBN:Flyy Girlby Omar Tyree
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From a fresh new voice with talent to burn comes this brash bitter sweet novel about Tracy Ellison, a young girl with knockout looks, slanted hazel eyes, tall hair, and attitude, as she comes of age during the hip-hop era. Motivated by the material life, Tracy, her friends, and the young men who will do anything to get next to them are plunged into a world of violence, gratuitous sex, and heartbreak. Slowly, Tracy begins to examine her life, her goals, and her sexuality—as she evolves from a Flyy Girl into a woman. A captivating tale, written with fluid narrative and contemporary dialect, Flyy Girl captures the complete feel and sounds of the streets and is destined to become an urban classic. Review:Quinn Eli The Philadelphia Inquirer Tyree's prose is engaging, vibrant, and hightly readable. Review:Nelson George Author of Seduced With Flyy Girl, Omar Tyree has gone from the underground to the mainstream and right in your face! Look out, this is a brother on a mission. Review:Rasalyn McMillan Author of Knowing Flyy Girl sizzles and Omar Tyree smokes as one of the hottest young black male novelists in a long, long time. Review:E. Lynn Harris Author of If This World Were Mine With a thoroughly entertaining and confident voice, Omar Tyree and Flyy Girl leads the pack of a new generation of African-American male writers. Synopsis:Perfectly capturing the voice and the feelings of a middle-class black teenager in urban America, "Flyy Girl" follows the escapades of Tracy Ellison, a spoiled, boy-crazy material girl strutting her stuff on the streets of Philadelphia during the ostentatious 1980s. Synopsis:From a fresh new voice with talent to burn comes this brash bitter sweet novel about Tracy Ellison, a young girl with knockout looks, slanted hazel eyes, tall hair, and attitude, as she comes of age during the hip-hop era. Motivated by the material life, Tracy, her friends, and the young men who will do anything to get next to them are plunged into a world of violence, gratuitous sex, and heartbreak. Slowly, Tracy begins to examine her life, her goals, and her sexuality—as she evolves from a Flyy Girl into a woman. A captivating tale, written with fluid narrative and contemporary dialect, Flyy Girl captures the complete feel and sounds of the streets and is destined to become an urban classic. About the AuthorOmar Tyree is an author, publisher, lecturer, and performance poet. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from the prestigious Central High School in 1987. While attending the University of Pittsburgh to become a pharmacist, Tyree discovered an ability to write. In 1989, Tyree transferred to Howard University to pursue print journalism. He became the first student to have a featured column, "Food for Thought," published in The Hilltop, the school's award-winning newspaper. After graduation Tyree worked as a reporter and assistant editor at The Capital Spotlight, served as the chief reporter for News Dimensions, and freelanced for the Washington View Magazine. Tyree also became one of the youngest African-American male journalists to be published in The Washington Post's commentary page with his views on the lack of attention that positive young men receive in the American media. In 1992 Omar Tyree embarked on a fiction-writing career. H What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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