I’m not a book reader but I couldn’t put Homeboyz down. This book is crazy good!!
            -- Christian Reyes, 15 
 

Homeboyz is my favorite book of all time. I loved it because, unlike other books, it expresses the way life really is. And it ain’t no fairy tale.
            --Freddie Alvarenga, 16 
 

I have read books before about drug abuse and violence within the home, even rapes and suicides, but none really hit me like this one. Everything that is in this book seem so real; the gang violence, little kids being used as drug dealers, the characters, etc. It is all SO real. I think it’s why this book hit so close to home. Maybe it’s too real.
            --Ashley Hernandez, 16 
 

This book is like the Bible of the Ghetto and if anyone needs information on it, I pray this book will be around to help them.
            --Aaron Bellinger, 17 
 

I would recommend this book to all of my friends. It’s awesome!
            --Genesys Soto, 15 
 

The thing I liked most about this book is that it’s not like other books with the Hollywood, stupid, fairy tale endings. This book keeps it real.
           --Evelyn Flores, 16 
 

I couldn’t put this book down because it was so interesting. It lets people who don’t understand about “hood life” see how people struggle and all the problems they go through.
            --Jessica Alvarez, 15 
 

The book Homeboyz is a very dark, yet hopeful story that examines gang, life and death in a way like I’d never seen.
      --Resean Colson, 17 
 

This book makes you value the ones you love, but more importantly you start to value your own life. Homeboyz makes you think of who you really are and what you want to be: a follower or a leader or a victim
            --Omar Rojas, 16 
 

Homeboyz has everything that I believe a book needs to. It has an amazing beginning and an even more astonishing ending. I loved it.
            -- Jose Morales, 16 
 

Outstanding!
            --Stephanie Aguilar, 15 
 

Homeboyz is a very exciting, edge of your seat, page-turning thriller! My favorite book ever!
            --Rashad Taylor, 16 
 

As soon as I started reading this book I couldn’t take my eyes off of it.
           --Stephanie Acosta, 15 
 

The book kept me interested from the very beginning to the very ending.
            --Jose Ruiz, 17 
 

Every page of this book was filled with excitement; it had me at the edge of my seat.
            --Crystal Garabito, 15   
 

It is rare to actually find a book with such a substance and such a harsh dose of realism that leaves you feeling good at the end. This book has it all.
            --Jasmine Millan, 16 
 

I liked the fact that this was something I could keep on reading. The suspense this book has is thrilling and breathetaking and non-stop the whole way though.
            --Daisy Panduro, 17 
 

The moment you open this book, the first page jumps at you and grabs you by the throat – and it never stops!
            --Jonathon Soto, 16 
 

This book is a keeper because you get so into it that you do not want to put it down.
            --Yanet Cruz, 14 
 

This book gives you a first-person view of families devastated by gang violence. There is pain inside these pages.
          --Favian Rodriguez 17 
 

This book makes you want to read more because there is always some sort of action going on.
            --Gene Granadas, 14 
 

It lets you know how bad gangs can be!
            --Cristal Vazquez, 15 
 

Homeboyz is one of the most incredible books I have ever read – and I, unlike a lot of kids my age, read a lot of books.
            --Ashley-Rose Menendez, 16 
 

This book could really change the mind of some kids.
            --Daisy Rojas, 15 
 

The book Homeboyz explains what gang-bangers do, how their gangs function, and gives us a perspective of what the kids in gangs really go through.
            --Carolina Gallegos, 16 
 

This book is like something I’ve never read before; it’s interesting, funny, and I couldn’t put it down.
            --Giselle Rincon, 17  
 

This book might help realize the consequences of being in a gang.
            --Stacy Acuna, 16 
 

This book really states what many teens have to deal with. I LOVED IT!!!
            -- Danielle Trujillo, 15 
 

This book lets you know that being in a gang is not a game.
            --Sharonda Bush, 16 
 

Things in this book have happened in real life. Scary things that most books don’t want to talk about.
            --Carla Cisneros, 15 
 

This book is extremely exciting! I told all my friends to read it right away.
            -- Brenda Flores, 17 
 

It deals with real events that do happen in life. By reading it you can see what choices you shouldn’t make in life. I hardly like reading and I was really into this book. It’s a home run!
                           --Jose Morales, 15 
 

The tensions that rise as you turn each page brought chills to my spine. Reading this book makes me look at life differently.
                  --Liliana Velez, 16 
 

Reading this book may keep kids out of many problems and dangers. Everyone should know it.-
                 --Alicia Cervantes, 17     
 

The book talks about real life like it is where I live.
                 --Omar Cepeda, 15 
 

This book teaches you about why kids are forced into on the streets and what they do once they get there.
                --Freddie Alvarez, 16  
 

We also live in a gang neighborhood and this book reflects of our streets. Homeboyz teaches a lesson that a lot of kids need to learn.
            --Miguel Padilla, 15 
 

I believe teens that are gangbanging or thinking about gang banging could learn a valuable lesson from this book. Within Homeboyz, teens could be able to see what happens if they take the gangbanging route.
            --Claneisha Russell, 16 
 

Should Homeboyz be taught in high school? Without a doubt!! It actually gives some insight into how kids are struggling and suffering in inner cities. Homeboyz has the facts that affect millions of people in our country and to not teach the material in this book is only going to make the world a worst place for generations to come!
            --Willie Payne, 16 
 

The book Homeboyz is based on real life situations that happen everyday.
            --Jasmin Jennings, 15 
 

Once students read this book they will understand how important it is to help stop gang violence.
      --Brianna A. Barfield, 17 
 

Homeboyz can be used as a gang prevention tactic. Some people think being in a gang leads to a luxurious life not knowing the only real places gangs lead to are jail and the grave. It opens peoples’ eyes to see that taking part in activities such as joining a gang and going to jail is not what Hollywood portrays, being in a gang is real, and you really must face the consequences of your actions.
            --Janae Henderson, 15  
 

The book is very thrilling and hard to put down. After reading this book many students will develop an interest in reading. 
            -- Taylor Samuels, 16 
 

It is very inspiring. The book gives an accurate description on a gangster life and shows that the life is not glamorous at all. The story is relevant to today’s youth. It is good for a kid to read something they can relate to and it may motivate students to read more.
            --Collin Stone, 17   
 

It is a great book. It explains how hard it is to live in a city ran be gangs.
            --Itzel Salazar, 16                            
 

This book takes you into the dangerous life of a homeboy.
            --Antonio Montes, 17 
 

It would not be an exaggeration to say that a lot of kids don’t read. Yet, Homeboyz appeals to most students and really encourages them to open up a book.
            --Giselle Barrera, 17