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Courageous
by Corey Jay Johnson
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Overview


Courageous by Corey Jay Johnson is entered as urban fiction, a category that fits the book neatly, a story that is, according to the author, loosely based on the life of Avon “Flubber”Johnson Sr. Raised by a single mom, young Flubber grows up in the streets of Baltimore. He quickly takes to the streets, where he soon becomes attracted to drugs and lowlife. He quickly builds himself a reputation associated with drugs and develops an uncontrollable addiction. With a band of friends, he establishes his own fiefdom and rises as a drug lord. Then he hits rock bottom and is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness; to his great dismay, he has HIV. Can he live life the way he wants anymore, or will he allow himself the chance for redemption?

 

 This is a great story and I was extremely taken by the way the author handled the transformation that takes place within the protagonist. This novel has a lot of beautiful lessons and here is one that kept me thinking: We can play with life, but we can’t have reason over it. It always triumphs. The writing is beautiful and I loved how Corey Jay Johnson captured the reality of the color line and the consciousness that black kids grew up with. There are numerous dramatic moments in the book and they are accompanied by relevant social and cultural commentaries. The social issues are woven into the story well. Courageous features very compelling characters, strong and relevant themes like family, crime, social conflict, and redemption, and a powerful, empowering message of hope.

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Description


Courageous is a story loosely based on the life of Avon “Flubber” Johnson Sr. In this story a young man from the streets of Baltimore is raised by a single mother and a family of proud hard working Carolina folk who have a lot of Faith and Pride. As he begins to stray away from the public school system at an early age, Flubber finds himself very much attracted to the street life of robbing, stealing, and drug dealing. He recruits a group of life long friends who take the journey with him as he becomes a notorious drug dealer and a infamous gangster with an uncontrollable drug addiction. After falling on hard times and hitting rock bottom, Flubber acquires a life-threatening disease that will cause him to deal with life -- on life’s terms.

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About the author


Corey Johnson is a new upcoming author who is on the fast-track to becoming a prolific writer and storyteller. Mr Johnson through his writings has the ability to take his readers on a detailed journey into his stories all while allowing room for the reader to use their own imgination and their own visions. While reading his books, you will find yourself wanting to know more and more about the characters and the lives they portray. His books are intellectually well written, yet the words jump off of the pages very easily to any reader. His first book P.I. Chronicles is a more of a memior series about his life as a young Marines stationed at Subic Bay Philippines. His second published book Courageous is about his older deceased brother Avon Johnson. In writing this book, Corey felt that it was important to reveal to the world who his brother Avon was and how much he had impacted not only Corey's life, but the life of many others who were looking for answers to the questions of life as a lost soul living in Baltimore City during the 70s and 80, a time of open air drug trade, violence, and curruption. Hopefully, this book Courageous will save someone's life.

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Book details

Genre:FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS

Subgenre:General

Language:English

Pages:312

eBook ISBN:9781682220580

Paperback ISBN:9780692282052


Overview


Courageous by Corey Jay Johnson is entered as urban fiction, a category that fits the book neatly, a story that is, according to the author, loosely based on the life of Avon “Flubber”Johnson Sr. Raised by a single mom, young Flubber grows up in the streets of Baltimore. He quickly takes to the streets, where he soon becomes attracted to drugs and lowlife. He quickly builds himself a reputation associated with drugs and develops an uncontrollable addiction. With a band of friends, he establishes his own fiefdom and rises as a drug lord. Then he hits rock bottom and is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness; to his great dismay, he has HIV. Can he live life the way he wants anymore, or will he allow himself the chance for redemption?

 

 This is a great story and I was extremely taken by the way the author handled the transformation that takes place within the protagonist. This novel has a lot of beautiful lessons and here is one that kept me thinking: We can play with life, but we can’t have reason over it. It always triumphs. The writing is beautiful and I loved how Corey Jay Johnson captured the reality of the color line and the consciousness that black kids grew up with. There are numerous dramatic moments in the book and they are accompanied by relevant social and cultural commentaries. The social issues are woven into the story well. Courageous features very compelling characters, strong and relevant themes like family, crime, social conflict, and redemption, and a powerful, empowering message of hope.

Read more

Description


Courageous is a story loosely based on the life of Avon “Flubber” Johnson Sr. In this story a young man from the streets of Baltimore is raised by a single mother and a family of proud hard working Carolina folk who have a lot of Faith and Pride. As he begins to stray away from the public school system at an early age, Flubber finds himself very much attracted to the street life of robbing, stealing, and drug dealing. He recruits a group of life long friends who take the journey with him as he becomes a notorious drug dealer and a infamous gangster with an uncontrollable drug addiction. After falling on hard times and hitting rock bottom, Flubber acquires a life-threatening disease that will cause him to deal with life -- on life’s terms.

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About the author


Corey Johnson is a new upcoming author who is on the fast-track to becoming a prolific writer and storyteller. Mr Johnson through his writings has the ability to take his readers on a detailed journey into his stories all while allowing room for the reader to use their own imgination and their own visions. While reading his books, you will find yourself wanting to know more and more about the characters and the lives they portray. His books are intellectually well written, yet the words jump off of the pages very easily to any reader. His first book P.I. Chronicles is a more of a memior series about his life as a young Marines stationed at Subic Bay Philippines. His second published book Courageous is about his older deceased brother Avon Johnson. In writing this book, Corey felt that it was important to reveal to the world who his brother Avon was and how much he had impacted not only Corey's life, but the life of many others who were looking for answers to the questions of life as a lost soul living in Baltimore City during the 70s and 80, a time of open air drug trade, violence, and curruption. Hopefully, this book Courageous will save someone's life.

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