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The main character is 17yearold dixon theodore anderson who was nicknamed teddy. The secret story of sonia rodriguez paperback february 9, 2010. California teacher of the year alan lawrence sitomer is the author of hardhitting bestsellers like homeboyz. The events of homeboyz takes place four to five years after the. Jan 09, 2009 california teacher of the year alan lawrence sitomer is the author of hardhitting bestsellers like homeboyz. When teddys little sister,tina,was gunned down in a drive by shooting, the gang members who rule the streets in the anderson familys rapidly deteriorat. When teddys little sister,tina,was gunned down in a driveby shooting, the gang members who rule the streets in the anderson familys rapidly deteriorat. Summary of the book this book tells about a mexican girl who lives in a family of seven, has to basically do most of the work at home while taking care of a pregnant mother, one allthetime drunk uncle, and four younger brothers. Homeboyz by alan sitomer meet your next favorite book. Download audiobooks by alan lawrence sitomer at and save. I have a whole class set of homeboyz, another sitomer must read. California teacher of the year alan lawrence sitomer is the author of hard hitting bestsellers like homeboyz. In alan sitomer s book, homeboyz, sitomer presents us with a seventeen year old teenager named dixon theodore anderson aka teddywho suffers a big loss after gang members randomly gunned down tina teddys younger sister in a driveby shootingwhile she was getting an icecream. Homeboyz is alan lawrence sitomers darkest, most dramatic and most hopeful work yet.
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Alan lawrence sitomer is currently considered a single author. It is a two hundredeightythree page book and is published by hyperion paperbacks for children. Computer whiz teddy and his family are sent reeling after his little sister tina is killed in the crossfire of a driveby shooting. He has written several widely held books and has become nationally. Homeboyz by alan lawrence sitomer 20090409 by alan lawrence sitomer jan 1 1895. California teachers of the year program award winner alan lawrence sitomer is acclaimed for his compelling stories set in gangplagu. The story spins around sonias life of how greatly she. Books by alan lawrence sitomer authors like alan lawrence sitomer what should i read next. Sitomer is a nationally renowned speaker specializing in engaging reluctant readers who received the 2004 award for classroom excellence from the southern california teachers. Jan 01, 2007 homeboyz is an urban fiction, mystery book by alan lawrence sitomer. May, 2014 alan lawrence sitomer is a nationally renowned speaker and was californias teacher of the year in 2007. Books by alan lawrence sitomer writers similar to alan lawrence sitomer. Sitomer has also done four other books for young adults. And he was also a professor in the graduate school of education a loyola mary mount university.
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