Kayla's Book Nook

Over the past couple of days, I read the novel, Rooftop , by Paul Volponi. This is a book about a teenage boy, who lives in the projects and is struggling with substance abuse, gangs, and family trouble. The main character, Clay, struggles with smoking pot too much, and so he is sent to a day program like school called Daytop, where kids that have all kinds of issues, go to get better, and study for their GED. Clay is  really trying to make an effort  to get better, and get on the right track, when his cousin, Addison, comes to the program after getting caught selling drugs on the street. Addison and Clay start to becomes friends again, after their mothers fall out years ago. Clay finally has someone to talk to about everything, but Addison is only going through the motions to pass and not really change. Then, Addison is killed by police coming up on the rooftop to find out what is happening. Clay is left devastated, and has a hard time getting over Addison...