The novel Blood is Thicker written by Paul Langan and D.M Blackwell is a non fiction novel. It is about Hakeems family moves from California to Detroit because his dad (Henry) had cancer. They can no longer afford their home or anything else. Part of the movement was because of the cancer and they wanted to keep the family together.
Welcome to Bluford High. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines.
Hakeem Randall can’t take it anymore. First he learns that his father is sick and that his parents can no longer afford their home. Then he finds out he has to leave his friends at Bluford High and move in with his uncle in faraway Detroit–where he has to share a bedroom with his moody, secretive cousin Savon.
Once childhood friends, he and Savon have since grown apart–and they’re headed for a confrontation that promises to change their lives forever.
