Fonzie’s Boy

About the Book

Drugs seem to be in every neighborhood today. Tyrone lives in a poor neighborhood, in the housing project area. He has no father in the house, so he hangs out with his two thirteen-year-old friends. His mother works at night, so Tyrone is out at night with his friends. There is not much money in his house, so he sells drugs with his two friends to have money for food, shoes, and clothes; to go to the movies; and to do other things he wants. Tyrone has been taking some drugs with his friends also. He is only ten. His friends find a different drug to sell, and they try it. They go to the house where it is being made. It is called meth.

About the Author

Marsha Mechaw Franks was raised in rural Cullman County in Alabama. She worked a factory job for over 17 years. In her 40s she became a police officer. Later, she became an investigator over child and sexual abuse cases. She saw children in many situations where the needed help, support, and love from their exposure to physical and sexual abuse, drugs being manufactured in their home or parents on drugs, natural disasters, racial tensions, and parental neglect. She is now retired. Marsha believes books can help guide children in difficult situations and give them hope for their future.