Never Go Home Again, Shannon Holmes
Never Go Home Again, Shannon Holmes
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Never Go Home Again

Author: Shannon Holmes

Narrator: Nicole Small

Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2016


Synopsis

“The experience and quality that I bring to my writing can’t be faked. I know what I know. Through my novels, I invite readers to journey with me into the streets. Come see what I’ve seen. Let me show the gritty and grimy undercarriage of society, the ‘flip side’ of the game.”—Shannon Holmes Inspired by the events of his own life, the Essence bestselling author of B-More Careful and Bad Girlz presents a vivid, unflinching novel about a young man’s coming of age in the city streets. Never Go Home Again is the story of Corey Dixon, a young man whose father tries as best he can to steer him away from the lure of the streets. And yet, like so many others in his neighborhood, Corey finds the lucrative drug trade too tempting to resist. While he makes fast money for a while, ultimately Corey must pay the price for his choice of profession: his freedom. By the age of sixteen, Corey is sentenced to prison. Incarcerated at Riker’s Island, Corey lives through experiences that threaten to destroy his body, his mind, and his spirit. Still, in the midst of his horrific imprisonment, he discovers inner strength and—against unimaginable odds—manages to survive. Corey makes a new kind of family for himself in jail, including a teacher who encourages him to “never go home again.” In the course of his journey of self-discovery, Corey comes to realize the wisdom in his mentor’s words.Unflinching and riveting, Never Go Home Again is a powerful, true-to-life story of redemption that no reader will soon forget.

About Shannon Holmes

Shannon Holmes is the nationally bestselling author of more than seven novels, including B-More Careful, Bad Girlz, Never Go Home Again, Dirty Game, Caught Up, and more.

About Nicole Small

Nicole Small (a.k.a. Shayna Small) is an actress/singer born and raised in Chicago. In the middle of her freshman year of high school she relocated to Baltimore to attend a performing arts school. She holds a BFA in drama at the Juilliard School. Her theater credits include Hurt Village and The Threepenny Opera.


Reviews

Few Spoilers. Wow like I knew that was going to happen in the end. A lot of people are hard headed. Don't realize they can change once they get out revenge ain't everything. Karma can always bite the person in the a.hole. When the time comes Corey was so young so was Omar. That is crazy. Especially......more

Goodreads review by Shante on January 22, 2010

Again anything by Shannon Holmes is great!......more

Goodreads review by Sheana on August 02, 2017

The end of this book pissed me off so bad but every book can't have a happy ending right? I love Shannon Holmes! I hope he blesses us with another book real soon!......more

Goodreads review by Mrs Tupac on July 02, 2017

Good read , believable characters with the type of parents Corey had I felt he had no other choice but to win, but his environment and the lack of hands-on guidance made that hard. Some stuff he did didn't even need to happen or be done. I felt like Corey was like Wallace from the Wire he was a good......more

Goodreads review by Edith on October 17, 2017

Things I Learned: Don't do or sell drugs. You'll end up dead or in prison. Comments: This was a novel about life on the streets by someone who had been there. Corey gets sucked into the drug trade on his block. He is witness to violence and also commits violence. He goes to prison where he is given......more


Quotes

“Holmes is a noted pioneering street-lit author.” Library Journal