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March31,2016
BloodIsThicker
Inquarter3Ivebeenreadingabookcalled,
BloodisThicker
byPaulLanganandD.M.
Blackwell.Thegenreofthisbookisyoungadult.Andispartofaseriesthisistheeighthbook
intheseries.ThisbookisaboutateenageboynamedHakeemwholivedinCaliforniabuthadto
movetoDetroit.BecausehisparentscouldntaffordthehousetheyhadinCaliforniaanymore.
OncehemovestoDetroittheyhavetomoveinwithhisuncle.AlsoHakeemhastosharearoom
withhismoodycousinthatisalwaysuptonogood.
Hakeemisthemaincharacterinthebookandisthetypeofcharacterthatwoulddo
anythingforhisfamily.Forexample,hehadthechoicetostayinCaliforniawithhisfriendsbut
hedecidedtogotoDetroitwithhisfamily,becausehisdadwassick.Whenhiscousingetsrude
tohimheispatientandtriesnottosayanythingtohim.Hakeemhastofacetheproblemofhis
cousinsneakingoutofthehouseinthemiddleofthenight.Andhewantstotellhisuncleabout
itbuthedoesnt.
OneofthemostimportanteventsthathappensinthebookiswhenHakeemmeetsagirl
wholivesnextdoorandhopesthatshecanmakehimforgetabouthisexgirlfriendnamedDarcy
wholivesinCalifornia.InthemiddleofthebookHakeemfindsoutthathiscousinwentoutwith
thegirlnextdoor,buthedoesntletthatgetinthewayofhimgettingsomethingseriouswith
her.ThegirlthatHakeemlikeswantstomovebacktoCaliforniawithhercousinandshewants
himtogowithher.OnedayHakeemgoeslookingforheratherhouseandhefindsoutthatshe
leftforCalifornia.ThisaffectshimbecauseshewastheonlypersonheknewinDetroitandhe
reallylikedher.IwouldrecommendthisbooktoanyonewholikestheBlufordseries,andwho
likesdrama.