iReviews by Candise

Blood is Thicker by Paul Langan & D.M. Blackwell

"This book was about a young man and his family who moved to Detroit wis his uncel and his family because Hakeem Randell's father was sick and could not work to support his family. Hakeem learned that he would be helping his uncel at the store for the summer. He also learned that he would have to share a small bedroom with this cousin who were once childhood friends. Hakeem learned his cousin's anger and hateful comments towards him and the two quickly became enimes. While liveing in Detroit Hakeem meet a pretty young girl who use to talk to his cousin Savon. Quickly Hakeem became very attracted to her, but was told she was no good and hang with the wrong crowd. He also learned that his cousin Savon would sneak out at night one night Hakeem followed him to this club for young teens. Hakeem had learned that his cousin Savon was a rapper and was making money. Savon told his cousin about his father never listiens's to him or come see him play. Hakeem was willing to help out and try to make a change between the two. At the end the results came out good and they were friends again.

Secrets in the Shadows by Anne Schraff

"This book is about a young man named Roylin Bailey a new student had come to Bluford named Korie Archer. Roylin took interest in her as soon as he saw her, doing his best to impress he begins to tell lies and gets caught up. Roylin was real good friends with his next door neighbor he would do anything for Roylin. One day Korie took Roylin to the mall to show him this necklace she loved and wanted so badly and Roylin had made that he was going to buy it even though it was expensive to get the money he stole from his best friend and bought the necklace Roylin thought things was going great after that until his girlfriend (Korie) started seeing someone else and his best friend had disappear only person who was the janitor was out to get him he mad Roylin do all his chore and one day Roylin discovered his friend was put in a home the janitor was fooling him all along and he broke it off with Korie he became a new person and made friends and was seeing thing differently now."

iReviews by Candise, age 17