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Brett Hartman

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Young Adult, Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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BRETT HARTMAN is the author of the acclaimed YA novel CADILLAC CHRONICLES and the memoir HAMMERHEAD 84. He's also a clinical psychologist. His experience running an anger management group for teens and evaluating inmates at the county jail served as inspiration for his latest novel SONG OF THE CAGED BOYS. He lives in Albany, NY with his wife, Sarah, and their two sons, Benjamin & Nicholas. ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 110 ratings · 32 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cadillac Chronicles 4.04 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hammerhead 84: A Memoir of Persistence 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of the Caged Boys 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cadillac Chronicles by Brett Hartman (October 23,2012) by Brett Hartman (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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SONG OF THE CAGED BOYS takes place entirely inside the confines of a fictional juvenile detention facility, Rankin Hall. Thankfully, I’ve never lived in such a place, but in 1984 I got locked up in a few psychiatric wards where the treatment was similarly oppressive. That experien Read more of this blog post »

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