Homeboyz, Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Homeboyz, Alan Lawrence Sitomer
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Homeboyz

Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Narrator: J.D. Jackson

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/24/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

California Teachers of the Year Program Award winner Alan Lawrence Sitomer is acclaimed for his compelling stories set in gang-plagued urban neighborhoods. Computer whiz Teddy and his family are sent reeling after his little sister Tina is killed in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting. Teddy wants revenge and begins planning how to get it-luckily the police interrupt his scheme before he can act. Now he's been placed into the capable hands of Mariana Diaz, the tough probation officer who just might save him from himself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on February 13, 2009

Book: Homeboyz Authur: Alan Lawrence Stiomer Homeboyz was a very interesting book I thought it was just another gang book, however it wasn’t. The book starts out with the killing of gang member and an innocent girl and it picks up talking about the how the family deals with their loss. The main chara......more

Goodreads review by Teen on March 24, 2009

Review: “Homeboyz” is the third book in a trilogy, which includes “The Hoopster” 2006, and “Hip-Hop High School” 2007. High School Junior Teddy has a nickname, T-Bear, and he had a younger sister, Tina, who was killed in a random drive-by shooting. His mom retires to her bedroom full-time; his dad t......more

Goodreads review by Ketzenygonzalez on January 17, 2014

Everyday there are families that loose their loved ones due to gang violence. Many times the people killed are teenagers, who haven't enjoyed life yet, who haven't experienced what life is really about. Many families want revenge on the people who killed their loved ones others are scared. Homeboyz......more

Goodreads review by Julian on September 26, 2016

Book Review This book review I'm writing about is for Mrs.Orona's English IV class. HOMEBOYZ is the title of the novel by Alan Lawrence Sitomer. It is a two hundred-eighty-three page book and is published by Hyperion Paperbacks for children. I read this book because someone had recommended it t......more

Goodreads review by Gunnar on February 21, 2017

When Teddy Andersons little sister Tina is gunned down randomly in a drive-by shooting, the gangstas who rule the streets in the Anderson familys rapidly deteriorating neighborhood dismiss the incident as just another case of RP, RT wrong place, wrong time. According to gangsta logic, Tina doesnt ev......more