Blood Is Thicker
Realistic Fiction
Paul Langan & D. M Blackwell
In this book “Hakeem” goes through a lot, like moving from his home town Califonia to Detroit because his dad had cancer. They moved out there because his dad could not afford the house that they used to live in. Hakeem is mad at the fact he head to leave his friends, his school, and most of all, his girlfriend that he dated for six months. He also broke up with her so they didnt have to have a long distance relationship. Hakeem thought once he moved to Detroit it would at least be a litle good being that his favorite cousin Savon lived out there. But, the only thing was he had not seen Savon in years and knew they had lost touch with him. When he did arrive Savon did not seem to excited to see Hakeem, it was like he wanted Hakeem to go back home. The only reason Savon didn't want Hakeem around was for the simple fact he knew everybody always said he should be more like Hakeem which got on his nerves. Although moving to Detroit wasn't the best thing in Hakeems eyes, he started to hang out with the girl that lived next door. He liked her but could not stand the fact that his cousin Savon dated her too. Everything turned out fine when Hakeem's dad went to the doctor and they found out he was going to be alright. Although Hakeem did have connections with the girl next door, he knew there was no girl for him but Darcy.
