Homeboyz
 

 

      This is a really good book. very good! It talks about the inner city life from teens prospective. This is a type of book that makes you think about how grateful your life may be. It really makes you stop and think, "Wow, this really happens to people and teens my age".

 

      Now for a little background of the book. A girl named Tina was gunned down in a drive by. The sad part about this incident is that she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.  On the other hand her older brother Teddy didn't care about that. He wanted revenge, because somebody took his little sisters life away. Meanwhile as he was plotting is revenge, not shortly after he got arrested for attempted homicide and got thrown into California's Juvenile Prison. His plan for revenge started to go down hill.

 

     Then Teddy got apart of a good probation program that allowed him to get released earlier than what was expected. Even though he got the privilege to leave early he still had to be on house arrest.  Also he had to mentor a twelve year old foster child, who wanted to be a gang banger named Micah. The kid had literally nothing to live for; no family, no goals, no role models, not even a bed to call his own.

 

      Teddy did what he was told, and stuck to his probation duties and mentored the kid. As, he was mentoring he really truthful failed to realize that Micah's need for love and trust could really not only help the boy but also help him and his family from deep wounds from losing a love one.

 

     "Pain is weakness leaving the body". This quote means that pain is small enough that you can handle it and also grow from it. Not only physically but even emotionally. This quote stood out to me because everyone goes through things and it can be really painful and get you down but if you can thing about it in a positive way, it will help you get though it quicker and easier!

 

     So, yes I  would recommend this book to any and everyone. I say this because its good to know how other people live their lives, and see what other teens may go through such as family life, struggles, and education. This is a type of book that may make you say, "Wow, I'm fortunate"!