Quick Pick

BLOOD BROTHERS has been nominated as a YALSA quick pick!

Two things

BLOOD BROTHERS has received a BBYA nomination. It is also on the 2008-2009 Taysha reading list.

SLJ and ALAN Reviews

BLOOD BROTHERS is one of Bill's Best Books on the ALAN site.
http://alan-ya.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=9999

From the SLJ review of BLOOD BROTHERS:

Harazin's painfully precise writing dissects the hospital's stingingly sterile, evenhanded distribution of life and death, as well as Clay's disjointed life, which is stunted by small rations of parental care and money. It is Joey's tenuous grip on life, and Clay's deep bond with him, that will keep readers' hearts racing.

Quick review update

"Clay Gardener, respected hospital employee and loyal but conflicted friend, joins the ranks of veteran, engaging young adult characters such as Chris Crutcher’s Louie Banks and S. E. Hinton’s PonyBoy . . .This reviewer cannot wait for the writers next effort."
VOYA—5Q 4P

"In BLOOD BROTHERS, S. A. Harazin combines many "teens will love it" elements sure to be a success for the young adult crowd."
http://www.teensreadtoo.com/BloodBrothers.html

"This is what my new shelf-talker says: Beautiful writing. This is a book for fans of breathtakingly realistic books along the lines of Speak."
http://westlund-lang.livejournal.com/

Kirkus Review

From Kirkus, June 2007: This compelling story, told in diary entries that cover hours and days, never loses the pace as Clay races to discover what happened during Joey’s last day. The antidrug message is never didactic, and the story will grab readers from the first sentence.

Richie's PicK!

BlOOD BROTHERS is a Richie's Pick. Gosh, Was I ever surprised!

Richie Partington http://richiespicks.com/users/stories/picks/blood_brothers.html

My first review

The first review of BLOOD BROTHERS is posted at http://professornana.livejournal.com/

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I'm still working on it.