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Overview

Bram's friend Jeremy wants to go public with information about a hazing-related student death.

The morning after he tells Bram this, he's injured in a hit-and-run accident. Now Jeremy is in a coma, and Bram is trying to follow the trail that he left. The trouble is, Abby, Jeremy's sister, is convinced Bram's swimming coach is to blame. Bram knows Coach is innocent, but can he prove it? And what will happen if he's wrong?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459800724
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	04/01/2012
Series:	Orca Sports Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	527 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Erin Thomas is the author of several books for children and teens. She lives in Whitby, Ontario, with her husband, their daughter, a small gray cat and a large black dog.

Read an Excerpt

The Sharks called us "pond scum."
I breathed deep, like I always did before a race, filling my nose with the smell of chlorine. The Sharks were about to see that this pond scum could swim.

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Editorial Reviews

"Thomas writes efficiently and well. Her passages describing swimming are particularly vivid. The first-person narrative voice is strong and engaging. Haze is aimed at teenage boys and has all the elements to appeal to its target audience. It's short and exciting and an enjoyable read. Highly Recommended."

CM Magazine

"An engaging mystery...This is certainly a title I will be happy to add to my collection."

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"With its quick pace and action-packed plot, this book is sure to be popular with its target audience of young male readers and will also appeal to reluctant readers."

Library Media Connection

"I’m the kind of person who has trouble starting new books. I’ll buy them, and plan to read them. But somehow there’s never time. My dad told me I should try reading Haze, so I started it on the spot. I got to page twenty-seven before we had even left the Bookshelf. On the way home, my dad tried to talk to me, but I had my nose in the book. I did not put it down once that day. I read it in the bath, I read it while I was walking downstairs, and I read it until I finished it. In other words, it was amazing."

Bookshelf Reviews blog

"Perfect for older middle school and high school students who are struggling readers...Fast paced and will keep students interested and guessing what will happen next."

Tacoma Public School District

"With its fast-moving plot and its easy-to-read format, Haze is a good choice for a student who wants to escape for awhile."

Tri State YA Book Review Committee

Gr 7–10—Tenth-grader Bram attends prestigious Strathmore Academy on a swimming scholarship. Most of his teammates are wealthy, with the exception of Jeremy, a senior from Bram's hometown, Storrs. New team members are being hazed by upperclassmen. The book opens with Bram swimming in the pool while wearing a diaper and being called "pond scum." He discovers that Jeremy knows the truth about what happened the night a team member died years earlier. Jeremy also has proof that may ruin their highly regarded coach's career. He warns Bram to watch his back and not go to the big initiation party, but Jeremy is severely injured in a hit-and-run right before they planned to have another secret conversation. At first, Bram believes it was an accident but after details start to surface, he has to figure out whom to trust. As the tension escalates, Bram is trapped in a sauna and Jeremy's sister, Abby, goes missing. He escapes, and they end up together and are soon fighting for their lives and hoping to get the truth out. The plot may be a tad far-fetched with its tidy ending, but readers will root for Bram and Abby.—Lindsay Klemas, JM Rapport School for Career Development, Bronx, NY

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