Friends Till the End

By Julie Ojeda Nin

Jessie was an innocent nine year old girl, when she witnessed gruesome events perpetrated by those close to her. In a New York minute, her life changes drastically from an upscale home in Queens, NY,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977764303
• ISBN13: 9780977764303
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Nikko Publishing
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Urban Drama Full of Hispanic Flavor

This no holds barred story of a young girl forced to experience more than one should at her age is a compelling page-turner that I found satisfying and enjoyable. Written in a gritty in-your-face manner, the author takes you through the trials and tribulations of Jessie aka "Black" Jessie, a teen living in a Bronx housing project. Though faced with many adversaries, Jessie remains strong and uses past experiences to learn how to deal with the present. Giving the reader emotional involvement is the key to creating an interesting story. New author Julie Nin has succeeded in doing so through her protagonist, "Black" Jesse. Jesse is a lovable "heroine" that incites compassion and an overall concern for her well being. The story was paced well and very realistic with memorable characters and unsuspecting sub-plots. Friendship, betrayal, murder, and rape are just a few of the dramatic happenings that take place in this urban drama with a Hispanic twist. At the conclusion I was pleasantly surprised to find that there would be a continuation, because we found out just the right amount of information in this first installment. It was the kind of story that made me want to turn right around and pick up part two. If Julie executes her sophomore work in this same fashion...there's a good chance that we will be - friends til the end! Englishruler ARC book Club Inc. Star Rating 5 Stars.

Black Jessie

This story starts out in late 1979 when a young Jessie and her older sister Ashley, are abruptly taken from their grandmother's house in Bayside Queens to the Bronx by their mother Sandra. This new location namely The Patterson Housing Projects was to be the new home for this single mother and her two daughters. Of course Sandra had to go out and work leaving the girls to go to school and Ashley to prepare dinner once they got home. This was a big change for Ashley and Jessie and they soon learned that they would have to toughen up if they were going to survive in this dangerous neighborhood. But things start to change when Ashley disappoints her mother and is separated from Jessie. Jessie is attacked almost everyday on her way home from school by some tough black girls who thought they could intimidate the Puerto Rican Jessie; but Jessie fought back earning respect in the neighborhood and friendship from two black sisters Shaqwana and Kim who stood up for Jessie and lived in the same building. As Jessie mother frequently worked long hours Jessie found herself spending a lot of time with Shaqwana's family which she didn't mind as she loved their mother's soul food; that earned her the name "Black Jessie" Jessie becomes familiar with the hood where she meets Rosa and Elaine and the three make a pack to be "Friends "Till the End". As the story heats up these three friends are each put through trials and tribulations which expose them to money, sex, drugs and death. But will they be able to stay friends once their loyalty is tested? An excellent debut novel!!! I recently met author Julie Ojeda Nin and what I liked about her was she was very passionate about her work and was able to tell me about her book without giving away the story. Kudos to Julie for this powerful read and I wish her a bright future in the literary world! Locksie ARC Book Club Inc.

this book was all that!!!!!!

i has rate this book a five because it was touching. i had really enjoyed this book. it remainds me of me and my girls back in the days. i would recommend this book to family and friends. if you want a good read get this book. i can not wait to see what her next book is about. to the author please keep up the good work and i can not wait until your next book.

What a great read!!!

I would recommend this book to everyone. I truly enjoyed it, as did my daughter and her friends. As I am from the Bronx, I could relate to this book, so many memories of my growing up in the Bronx came to mind. I look forward to your next book Ms. Julie Ojeda.

Amazingly Gripping Urban Drama

Growing up in the Bronx, I've encountered so many experienced and this book manages to conjure up all those images and many more. This book is a true joy to read. It's vivid details allows you to follow Jessie as she stuggles to survive in the gritty streets of NYC. One of the better urban dramas I've read in some time. I strongly recommend everyone spend some time on this heart pounding story that will leave you wanting more from the author.