Language: PG (12 swears, 0“f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
12yo Colin is headed to Minnesota to live with his mother – an Objiwe woman whom he has never met. Colin has OCD and it expresses as a need to count and articulate the number of letters in anything anyone says to him. The bullies at his old school harass him every day and the principal feels no need to support or defend Colin, because as he says, “boys will be boys” and “it’s only words”. So now Colin’s dad is turning him over to his mom to see if she can “deal with” him. On the reservation Colin gets to know him mom, his grandmother, and possibly find a sense of community and peace.
I listened to the audiobook of Brave, provided by libro.fm for review. Because the narrator is an adult, I kept thinking the main character was older – at least 15. SO each time I was reminded he was only 12, I felt robbed. The boy falls deeply in love with his neighbor – and the feelings come off as way to real and intense for a 6th or 7th grader. 15 would have been perfect. That being said – if you can ignore that, the rest of the book is masterful. Colin’s interaction with his family, getting to know is now dead older brother, integrating into the community is heartfelt and lovely.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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