Homeboyz by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Alan Lawrence Sitomer writes a compelling story of piecing together a life after a devastating loss--when the threat of violence lurks at every step.
After his elaborately laid plans for revenge against his sister's killer are foiled by the cops. Teddy soon finds himself in and then out of prison on house arrest, into the hands of Officer Mariana Diaz, the smart, tough probation officer assigned to oversee his endless hours of community service. As part of the innovative rehabilitation program Diaz runs, Teddy is assigned to tutor Micah, a twelve-year-old orphan and would-be gansta.
As Teddy goes through the motions of complying with the terms of his probation, Diaz has no idea that he is using his genius-level computer hacker skills to plot his final vengeance and to defraud the state education system of hundreds of thousands of dollars. But even though Teddy thinks he knows it all, he fails to see how Micah's desperate need for love and trust just might have the power not only to pierce all Teddy's defenses, but to save his family.
Alan Lawrence Sitomer is an English teacher in a Los Angeles inner-city school. In 2003 and 2005, he was named Teacher of the Year in the state of California. The Hoopster (Jump at the Sun, 2005), Homeboyz (Jump at the Sun, 2006), and Hip-hop Poetry and the Classics are among his works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781423100317 |
| ISBN 10 | 142310031X |
| Title | Homeboyz |
| Author | Alan Lawrence Sitomer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Year published | 2008-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Florida Teens Read 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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