<p>“The experience and quality that I bring to my writing can’t be faked. I know what I know. Through my novels I invite readers to journey with me into the streets. Come see what I’ve seen. Let me show the gritty and grimy undercarriage of society the ‘flip side’ of the game.”—Shannon Holmes </p><p>Inspired by the events of his own life the <i>Essence</i> bestselling author of <i>B-More Careful</i> and <i>Bad Girlz</i> presents a vivid unflinching novel about a young man’s coming of age in the city streets. </p><p><i>Never Go Home Again </i>is the story of Corey Dixon a young man whose father tries as best he can to steer him away from the lure of the streets. And yet like so many others in his neighborhood Corey finds the lucrative drug trade too tempting to resist. While he makes fast money for a while ultimately Corey must pay the price for his choice of profession: his freedom. By the age of sixteen Corey is sentenced to prison. </p><p>Incarcerated at Riker’s Island Corey lives through experiences that threaten to destroy his body his mind and his spirit. Still in the midst of his horrific imprisonment he discovers inner strength and—against unimaginable odds—manages to survive. Corey makes a new kind of family for himself in jail including a teacher who encourages him to “never go home again.” In the course of his journey of self-discovery Corey comes to realize the wisdom in his mentor’s words.</p><p>Unflinching and riveting <i>Never Go Home Again</i> is a powerful true-to-life story of redemption that no reader will soon forget.</p>