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. . . inspiring story of love, strength, and sacrifice. . .will break your heart and heal it, all at once. -- Nancy Werlin, National Book Award finalist, July 2007

Gripping and raw, Blood Brothers is a page turning novel that grabs you by the heart and won't let go. -- Gail Giles, Author of What Happened to Cass McBride?

The antidrug message is never didactic, and the story will grab readers from the first sentence. -- Kirkus, July 2007

This tension-filled novel. . .draws a convincing portrait of a young man at a crossroads. . . -- Kliatt, August 2007

Wonderfully engaging...captures reader emotion...honest detail...cannot wait for the writer's next effort. 5Q 4P -- Voya, July 2007


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Without his job at the hospital, Clay would be lost. The hard work, the struggles of the patients, the drama in the ERÑit makes his days worth something, and gives focus to his dream of someday becoming a doctor. Clay can't afford to go away to college like the rest of his graduating senior class, but what other 17-year-old has delivered a baby or helped save a life?

Still, Clay wishes his life could be more like his best friend Joey's. Joey has it all—a great family, a good college waiting for him at the end of the summer, money, a car. Clay has to bike everywhere, and the miles are starting to wear him down.

But Joey's golden future shatters one day when he overdoses at a party. Now he's clinging to life at the hospital where Clay works, and Clay may even be implicated in Joey's injuries. Tension and emotion rise as those who love Joey gather and wait. Clay will do whatever he can to find out what happened at the party, and to help Joey recover. But to survive this ordeal Clay must draw on a strength he never knew he had.
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  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (July 10, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 038573364X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385733649
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Richie's Picks: BLOOD BROTHERS, July 10, 2007
"Darkness, darkness be my blanket,
Cover me with endless night."
-- Jesse Colin Young

"Don't die, don't die, don't die. Can't you hear me? You can't die when we're doing all we can to save you.
"A few more minutes pass. The doctor tells me to stop. 'Still no pulse without CPR,' Guthrie says finally.
"The doctor breathes in deep and lets it out slow. 'Let's call it.' He removes his gloves, his face mask, his gown. He slams them into the trash. 'We can't do anything more.' He frowns and his big brown eyes glisten in the bright light.
"I don't want to stop. I want to tell the girl I'm sorry she's dead and won't ever go to college, or fall in love, or do anything she ever dreamed of doing. I'm sorry she won't ever be able to get mad over something stupid. I'm sorry, but we gave everything we had to give.
" 'Thank you,' Dr. Murphy tells us. 'For all your help.'
"I stand there and listen. All I can hear is a buzz from a machine. All I can see is the dead girl. She fills the room even though she's just a small, still body on the metal table.
" 'I can't do this right now,' Guthrie says. 'I'll be back in a few minutes to finish up.' I pull the sheet over the girl. I won't leave her there lying naked. On the way out, I leave the door cracked just in case there really is a soul and it needs to escape.
"I step into the waiting room in time to hear the wailing of the girl's mother, her father's anguish. Head down, I start thinking about Michelle, about Joey, about myself -- and it hits me. What right do I have to be so pissed about how they treated me? Everything that's happened with them seems as important as bird droppings when a teenage girl dies in front of you."

Clay Gardener, Med Tech One, is the youngest employee in a Georgia hospital. Nearly eighteen years ago, Clay himself entered the world in a far away hospital in Endurance, Texas, where his mother died giving birth to him.

For the past ten years Clay has been best friend and cycling partner to Joey Chancey. The pair met after the warehouse in Endurance, where Clay's dad had worked, burned to the ground and Clay's dad moved him and his sister to the Georgia town where his dad's old Vietnam War buddy -- Joey's dad -- lives. Clay, who with Joey, graduated from high school last month, has always wanted to be a doctor, but he doesn't have the grades or the money to pursue his dream. Instead, he's doing twelve-hour shifts at the hospital. Joey, the class valedictorian and football hero, is heading to Duke in the fall.

But after Clay gets off the tough shift that was marked by the teen girl's death (after a car accident), he wearily enters the shed in Joey's backyard -- the shed that has always been Clay and Joey's clubhouse and sanctuary -- and finds Joey naked and in a violent, psychotic state. Apparently it has something to do with a party Joey had been at. After an intense struggle in the shed, Clay has to call 911 and soon Joey is on life support at the hospital.

What has happened to the supposedly straight-arrow Joey and what is the deal with Michelle, the girl who was sort of with Clay but who has been coming on strong to Joey?

BLOOD BROTHERS is a gritty mystery which is relentless in its pacing because Clay has to sandwich his attempts to figure out what happened to Joey into those all-too-brief periods of time when he is not either working at the hospital or watching his friend's struggle in critical care.

The author's long career working in hospitals, beginning as a teenager, is clearly responsible for the vivid depictions of hospital work -- from the yucky and mundane tasks to the life-and-death climaxes -- which will hold the interest of all but the most squeamish readers. Chalk another one up to the Class of 2K7.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING FIRST NOVEL!!!, July 10, 2007
BLOOD BROTHERS explores the complexities of friendship amid the realistic backdrop of a hospital.

Clay can't afford a car or college and has always envied his best friend Joey who has a great family and a bright future. That changes in an instant when Joey goes crazy on drugs and attacks Clay. But it's Joey who ends up in the hospital, clinging to life. Clay blames himself and sets out to find out how Joey got the drugs and what really happened at a party. But will his discovery solve or sever trusted friendships? Even when the last page closes, the bittersweet story lingers like a fragrance of hope.

S. A. Harazin's experience working at a hospital brings the medical setting alive with fascinating details.
BLOOD BROTHERS is a suspenseful, emotional novel that will appeal to both reluctant and literary readers.

Librarians, teachers, parents, teens don't miss this amazing first novel from S.A. Harazin.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love books about survivors, February 10, 2008
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Every teen needs a place to call home and someone to believe in them and love them. Clay has never really had that. His father has emotionally abandoned him and forced him to help pay rent. So Clay has found his home in the hospital where he works and this gives his life meaning. Other than that, there isn't much that holds his life together.

But he has Joey. His bestfriend has helped him for a long time but Clay's life changes when Joey ends up in a coma and it looks like maybe he's not coming back.

I am amazed by Clay's resilience and ability to keep going even though everything is against him. I do love survivor stories and this is one you might like, too! I needed to know what happened at the end and worrying about both boys pushed me to read on, quickly, and find out.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Okay book, contrived conclusion
The book comes across a bit preachy - kind of a "say no to drugs" message wrapped up neatly into the plot. Read more
Published 3 months ago by courtneyricole

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Blood Brothers is beautifully written, gripping--a real page turner. Now I want a sequel! =)
Published 11 months ago by Tina Ferraro

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful story
Most books that deal with drug use gone seriously wrong only touch the surface of what the family, friends, and even victims go through before and after. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Kim Baccellia, YA author

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood Brothers by S. A. Harazin, an amazing page-turner!
Joey Chancey is the perfect friend, smart, handsome, rich, and athletic all in one package. He was both Student of the Year and Valedictorian, and plans to head to Duke in the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Cana S. Rensberger

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood Brothers by SA Harazin
"Blood Brothers" by SA Harazin captured my attention at the beginning of the book. It is fast paced and keeps the reader's interest at all times. Read more
Published on October 9, 2007 by Etta J. Watson

5.0 out of 5 stars Move over SE Hinton!
I don't have nearly enough time to read, but this book captivated me. I put aside my own writing to read it, and finished it in just two days. Read more
Published on September 30, 2007 by April Henry

5.0 out of 5 stars A fast-paced story of friendship and courage evolves.
S.A. Harazin's BLOOD BROTHERS provides a fine pick for advanced teen readers and tells of 17-year-old Clay, who loves working as a hospital orderly assisting in the ER. Read more
Published on September 6, 2007 by Midwest Book Review

5.0 out of 5 stars Really moving
I'm a picky reader, plus I'm a bit squeamish so I'm not usually into the nitty gritty details of a hospital. Read more
Published on August 16, 2007 by M. Lamba

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too
In BLOOD BROTHERS, S. A. Harazin combines many "teens will love it" elements sure to be a success for the young adult crowd. Read more
Published on August 11, 2007 by TeensReadToo.com

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