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Homeboyz

When Teddy’s little sister, Tina, is gunned down in a drive-by shooting, the gang members who rule the streets in the Anderson family’s rapidly deteriorating neighborhood dismiss the incident as just another case of RP,RT – wrong place, wrong time. According to gangsta logic, Tina is just another random casualty in a never-ending inner-city street war.

But while the Anderson family mourns, Teddy plots revenge. Soon, he is arrested for attempted homicide and thrown into the dark reality of California’s juvenile prisons, his plans for revenge foiled.

However, an innovative probation program earns Teddy early release from jail and house arrest under the supervision of Officer Mariana Diaz. As part of the juvenile rehabilitation program Diaz runs, Teddy is assigned to mentor Micah, a twelve year old foster child and wanna-be gangbanger who has nothing: no parents, no role models, not even a raincoat to call his own.

Teddy pretends to comply with the terms of his probation while secretly using his elite computer hacker skills to plot his final vengeance against the gang members who took his baby sister’s life. However, Teddy fails to see how Micah’s desperate need for love and trust just might have the power to not only pierce all of Teddy’s defenses, but heal the deep wounds of the Anderson family.

Homeboyz is Alan Lawrence Sitomer’s darkest, most dramatic and most hopeful work yet.

alix q

i love this book! its ah-mazing! i could not put it down! <333

Mimi

I read this book and it is awesome. I have to do this book report on it and i cant wait.

mumbi

i read this book and it is the best book i have read in my life homeboyz is the best and i am going to read the rest of the books

cici v

dhisz book isz AWSOME:]
i have it &&i luv it soo much...
i've read it like 3 times already:]

jess

i love this book it is really sad but intresting

Kristen

I am teaching this book with my 10th grade reading class and they are eating it up! I'm wondering if anyone else is teaching it and if so, if you have come up with any good lesson plans and activities to use with it. If so, e-mail me at clausenkristen@yahoo.com and we can trade ideas.Thanks! :)

annabuchanan

im realy loving this book so fare.....i have a question "is this a real school and every thing..."

johanna miliano

this is a really qood book some of the parts really happens. some people that are in gangs and read the book might have a heart and stop doing what they are doing and causing harm to their neighbor hood .it kind of reminds me of my friend that i grew up w. we really close until he joined a gang named ____________ ! he was in it for couple of years even tho he would regret the stuff he had done at the end of the day | he was at a party two girls set him up he was drunk and booom boom boom qot shot :( is gunna bee one year aqo in march 7 he was only 16 Dammn

johanna miliano

this is a really qood book some of the parts really happens. some people that are in gangs and read the book might have a heart and stop doing what they are doing and causing harm to their neighbor hood .it kind of reminds me of my friend that i grew up w. we really close until he joined a gang named ____________ ! he was in it for couple of years even tho he would regret the stuff he had done at the end of the day | he was at a party two girls set him up he was drunk and booom boom boom qot shot :( is gunna bee one year aqo in march 7 he was only 16 Dammn

asia

iiiiiiiiii loved this book you are my favorie author in the whole world--asia from stl

xaiher

the book was good if you actually have homeboyz... but yeah.. it goes along with my life story too ahaha get at meh if wanna chat

nikita

dis book is hot it can really teach some1 a lesson dis book is bangin

PJ_4eva2008

Mr.Lawrence I love your book.Its wonderful and i had friend that was in a gang and the same thing happen to her.But The book Homeboyz Is a great book for kids who are in gangs and want to do the wrong things.It i could really picture what was happing in the story and i just wanted to tell you that Homeboyz is my favorite book. My school EDGEWATER HIGH
is a great school with a lot of kids.So I hope you wrote more books and i hope that Homeboys would become a series.
-Sincerly,
BIG FAN :)

luversiawebster

i loved the book....i couldn't put it down

jayceec

I LOVE THIS BOOK... I have read it twice!!!!!! It has encouraged me to become a Probation Officer.. not to be mean but to help the kids who need help the most... I wanna b like Offier Diaz .... Its amazing I encouage everybody to buy the book read the book and pass it on especaillay to all the young kids who wanna b a homie or a gangbanger the rest of their life.. its really inspiring... and down to earth ... it dont critizie teenagers for being who they are they are saying it as it is.. and honestly you would do what teddy did its a really really really easy book to get sucked in to... and when u reread it its like u never read it before its exciting and omg amazing

MZ DORA

this book iz sooooo good my bro gave it to me this sunday that jus passed and im already on chap 17 i read it n all my classes 6 periods strait jus not lunch i wuz to hungry lol...if u havent read it go get it its off the chain and its coming rom me ya digg im out got to get back to my duces much love mz dor@ @lw@ys showin intrest n everthing

bobo

this book was awesome.
interesting and keeps wanting more.

shannon

i love this book! i really like how you can relate to teddy and his need for revenge. i love how we can read and see how teddys relationship with micah grows. its a really good book and i recomend it to everyone

daniela

the minute i started reading this book i was hooked on to it, i didnt want to stop reading it! i loved it so much, but i do love every book by alan he's my favorite writer and i also feel like he is someone who i look up to.

britanisharp

i love diz book dat i read it 4 times

MRS.RAYMOND

lyesia

I had to pick a book to do a book report on and I am not a big fan of books but this one looked interesting. I am only half way into it but I love it already. If you could pick ANY song that doesnt cuss that describes this book what would it be??? Just email it.

diego rivas

this is like one of the books that i have enjoyed reading the most.
i look foward to reading the "the secret story of sonia rodriguez

connie garcia

dam im still readen this book i started yesturday and im on chapter 11 thiz book is so gewd i mean its lik drugs it addicten well thnx nd iz there a second part to thiz book??

kella pooh

kool it with the cusing........n u be o_ite

kella pooh

but i still really lov all your books dat you have writing.......hope u make more.thnx

Alan Sitomer

Thanks Dude!

Alan

Alan Lawrence Sitomer
California Teacher of the Year 2007
& author of...
The Hoopster, Homeboyz,
The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez,
Teaching Teens & Reaping Results, Hip-Hop High School,
Hip-Hop Poetry, and more...
check out www.AlanSitomer.com

nashonte

that was good down to earth G book it kept me guessing

adrianna aka hunnii.B

this is the most amazing book i ever read..........if i met this alan dude he would get the business just for writing such a amazing book...........and its like soooooo real..........so major KUDOZ alan lawrence sitomer........major fucking kudoz dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mario lopez

mann i only read the first 2 chapeters because my friend art let be barrow it but man it was ver intersting

clarissavvv

this book was great . i loved it .

kaylani n.

this is probably my favorite book, i've read it like 4 times. and i've told alot of my friends about it & they all liked it. it's probably the only book i've actually wanted to read more than once, because i felt like it, not because i had to. good book though, seriously.

josh bruce

the best book ever!!!

chrisrios

Just an amazing book. I honestly can't believe this hasn't been turned into a movie. It has the suspense and thrill that we need when reading a book. This book is outstanding and i couldn't wait to see what Teddy would do next. I'd suggest checking it out if you have'nt read it. I'm sure you will enjoy it.

michaelvaldovinos

Woah mr alan this is the best book ecer i thought it was gonna be all boring and urealistic but i was wrong way wrong keep up with these good books!

Cassandra Garcia

This book is great for any young adult. Homeboyz really did top all of the other books I've read. Reading these kinds of books is better than reading the english literature books at school. Also besides the book Monster I'm reading Hip-Hop High School. Next is the Hoopster.

marvell

fucking awsum book great fuckin job

pedrolemus

homeboz is the best book i have ever read. once you pick up the book you can't put it down. i would recomend this book to everyone HOMEBOYZ IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arturo Valdez

Before i read this book i never like reading. But when i read this book "HOMEBOYS" it got me hooked onj it... it doesnt let u wanna stop reading beacuse its so interesting and we can reflect on things that happen in our neiborhood within the book.
If i were a book critic ill rate it and 100 out of 10.. yea thats rite... this book is that good... n wat ca i i say about the author.. hes pretty awsome to like hes the best at wat he oes im sure glad that i have him as a teacher. ""ALAN SITOMER IS THE BEST"""

Carlos Lara

This is an awesome book i read very little and i liked this book.
they should definately make a movie out of it. It would be amazing to see this in a movie specially because of the violence

alex

hey mr alan this book was sick in a good way

Oscar Carias

Well this was a great book honestly its my first book i have read, besides little kid books. I have been so close to reading books like i'm 3 chapters away from finishing it, but i never finish it. This has been the book i have read and there were long chapters, but time flew so fast it didn't seem so long. One night i read 13 chapters, in the beginning i had planned that i has going to stop after 3 chapters, but as the end of every chapter the book got more interesting. I was sad after i finished reading because the ending was fast. Either way this was a good book, everyone should read it because it relates a lot to teen life. :)

Stephanie :)

the book was great, i recommend the book. but um... Mr.Alan should work on not repeating stuff, i know he's trying to get the attention of the reader, but it sounds elementary. i am talkn about when teddy goes to jail and for some reason Mr.Alan has to repeat that all of his clothes have the name of the jail. other than that the book was awesome! i wonder how he was able to write this when he doesn't look the type of guy who has been through this, wht is ur inspiration?

Denisse

this book is great.!
i really think it should be made into a movie thats how great it is.
it really relates to us teens and shows how many teens would really do the impossible just to fit in.and how gangs are destroying our communities. this a must read book.
it is absolutely amazing.!!!!

Linda :D

this is a must read book like for reals. it has really great details and you can feel like your there and knwo about the hardships and the things people go through in the inner city......we should read more boks like this. i am really interested in these books. And this book is really good and it has to do with most of he things that happpen in the inner city. and to some people, can actually relate. it is a good story really interesting and get hooked once youbegin to read it :). great with details especially good with putting attention to the five senses, feels like im there witnessing it.
10 out of 10 GREAT BOOK!!! MUST READ THE BOOK or youll miss out!!

Edwin

The book "HomeBoys" is a great book that should be read, it relates to teens life and how we think. NOW THIS BOOK IS A MUST TO BE READ !!

Jackie

I LOVE THIS BOOOK..ITS THE BEST\...

Lana Montgomery

I wanna read this book so bad.

martha escamilla

This book is so good i love it and when i read it, it reminded me of the story or somewhat very similaar story of what happend to my best friend i think this is a very good book my all time favorite. i also choose this book for this big assigment that i had in english class is a very good book hopefully there is more to come like this one. Love the way that the author expressed her feeling rate this a 10 out of 10