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Just Say No! (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook
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Omar Tyree, New York Times and Blackboard bestselling author and winner of the 2001 NAACP Image Award for literary fiction, delivers a powerful story of two childhood friends lured into the sex, drugs, money, and madness of R&B stardom.
Darin Harmon and John Williams, two good church boys from Charlotte, North Carolina, have been best friends forever. Both use their God-given talents to breeze through high school, and both are awarded scholarships to North Carolina A&T State University; Darin for foortball and John for music.
During their sophomore year, John, the introverted momma's boy, showcases his musical genius in a homecoming talent show that changes both their lives forever. John's romantic crooning earns him the nickname "Loverboy". As his R&B career begins, he asks Darin to tag along as his manager. Darin wants no part in the music scene and has big dreams of his own, but when he suffers a season-ending football injury, he hops on the "Loverboy" bandwagon. The two set out to turn John into an R&B superstar. For Darin, dealing with John's rising fame proves a difficult challenge. The more the two adapt to the dangerous celebrity lifestyle of big-time money, fast women, and recreational drugs, the harder it gets for both to "just say no!"
Just Say No! is destined to become another urban-American classic from Omar Tyree.
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"This book really amazed me...I loved the journey of the characters, career-wise as well as how they evolved as men. Awesome book; I've read it at least two or three times! "
— Jessica (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Omar Tyree continues his winning streak with readers with Just Say No! This look at an R&B singer’s rise to the top will be impossible to resist.”
— Essence -
“Two lead male characters offer such an interesting twist, you might even get your man to read it.”
— Honey magazine -
“The pitfalls of success swallow up a young soul singer in Tyree’s latest, a buddy story about a pair of African-Americans from North Carolina who rocket to stardom together after leaving college to enter the music business…Tyree’s books are tried-and-true crowd-pleasers.”
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“That the realization of one’s dreams often comes at a price is a message with which women and men will be able to connect.”
— Booklist
Just Say No! Listener Reviews
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" was one of a funny book that i read a while ago on singer and groupies and in between..great fictional story on the subject... "
— Amira, 11/14/2013 -
" It read like a movie. "
— Angela, 6/22/2013 -
" It was a slow read for me, but it was ok. "
— Theresa, 4/17/2013 -
" I was blown away by this book. "
— Lashonda, 2/28/2013 -
" My favorite book. Hands down. I won't give the details but...I imagine that Trey Songz life might be similar to John "Loverboy" William's in the book. "
— Shannon, 10/23/2012 -
" The price of fame. Hes excellent as well. One of my top authors. "
— Ciara, 7/23/2012 -
" I REALLY like this book. I play music, so I could identify with what was going on throughout "
— Lawrence, 7/16/2012 -
" Be careful what you wish for!!! "
— Stephanie, 3/13/2012 -
" Well...I actually likes this Book. With fame comes problems... "
— Bionca, 2/2/2012 -
" Very good book with an inteteresting twist at the end "
— Troy, 11/24/2011 -
" Very descriptive book. I listened to the audiobook, which may have enhanced the song and beat descriptions a LOT. "
— Maegan, 9/18/2011 -
" One of Omar tyrees best and one of my favorite books of all time I read this book over and over. "
— Diamora, 9/3/2011 -
" Tyree is very hit or miss to me. I read most of this a while ago but I couldn't ever finish it. I recently picked it up at the library and plan to try to read it again. "
— Jasmine, 3/13/2011 -
" This book really amazed me...I loved the journey of the characters, career-wise as well as how they evolved as men. Awesome book; I've read it at least two or three times! "
— Jessica, 2/9/2011 -
" Long... but very good. "
— Blair, 12/25/2010 -
" Loved it so much, I've read it at least twice! Such a good book! "
— Cheryl, 9/29/2010 -
" An excellent read with wonderful sensory language! "
— Synthia, 8/7/2010 -
" I never could really get into this book. "
— Tammy, 6/14/2010 -
" Greaaattt Booook.! I love Omar Tyree...although he has a tendency to be a bit longwinded sometimes "
— Meme2293, 4/23/2010 -
" I love anything Omar Tyree, he was one of the first African American Authors I picked up as a teenager. "
— Shaneka, 11/18/2009 -
" Very good book with an inteteresting twist at the end "
— Troy, 10/5/2009 -
" Well...I actually likes this Book. With fame comes problems... "
— Bionca, 5/16/2009 -
" Tyree is very hit or miss to me. I read most of this a while ago but I couldn't ever finish it. I recently picked it up at the library and plan to try to read it again. "
— Jasmine, 11/13/2008 -
" I never could really get into this book. "
— Tammy, 7/14/2008 -
" The price of fame. Hes excellent as well. One of my top authors. "
— Ciara, 6/23/2008 -
" I was blown away by this book. "
— Lashonda, 12/22/2007 -
" I love anything Omar Tyree, he was one of the first African American Authors I picked up as a teenager. "
— Shaneka, 9/6/2007
About Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree is a bestselling author, NAACP Image Award-winner, recipient of the Phillis Wheatley Literary Award who has written more than twenty books with over two million copies in print. He is also a journalist and a popular national speaker who has been honored by the City Council of Philadelphia for his work in urban literacy.