As Brave As You

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When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires literally.Genie s summer is full of surprises The first is that he and his big brother, Ernie, are leaving Brooklyn for the very first time to spend the summer with their grandparents all the way in Virginia in the COUNTRY The second surprise comes when Genie figures out that their grandfather is blind Thunderstruck and being a curious kid Genie peppers Grandpop with questions about how he covers it so well besides wearing way cool Ray Bans.How does he match his clothes Know where to walk Cook with a gas stove Pour a glass of sweet tea without spilling it Genie thinks Grandpop must be the bravest guy he s ever known, but he starts to notice that his grandfather never leaves the house as in NEVER And when he finds the secret room that Grandpop is always disappearing into a room so full of songbirds and plants that it s almost as if it s been pulled inside out he begins to wonder if his grandfather is really so brave after all.Then Ernie lets him down in the bravery department It s his fourteenth birthday, and, Grandpop says to become a man, you have to learn how to shoot a gun Genie thinks that is AWESOME until he realizes Ernie has no interest in learning how to shoot None Nada Dumbfounded by Ernie s reluctance, Genie is left to wonder is bravery and becoming a man only about proving something, or is it just as important to own up to what you won t do Best Read eBook As Brave As You Author Jason Reynolds – kino-fada.fr Jason Reynold s middle grade voice is every bit as strong as his YA voice This book is about family and love and learning to make sense of the hard things that we all have to deal with as we come of age I loved itJason Reynolds has done it again Departing from the often gritty, urban set YA contemporary he s known for, AS BRAVE AS YOU takes us south to Virginia where Brooklynites 11 year old Genie and his big brother Ernie are set to spend a month at their grandparent s house in the country Despite it being as different from home as night is from day, the boys soon acclimate to their new surroundings, and in the process, learn things about their family members that alter their perceptions of...I am a HUGE fan of Jason Reynolds I think that he is an incredible author with so much talent As Brave As You just wasn t my absolute favorite It is a heartwarming story that is also very approachable There are laugh aloud moments and deafening serious ones I love that Jason Reynolds narrates his own titles because it gives the book an evenpersonal feel ...His books just keep getting better I am a Jason Reynolds fan and particularly loved this book There are so many aspects that make it truly unique Here s a short review that hopefully will intrigue you and not give away too much of the plot.What I loved That it was a middle grade book about two brothers We needbooks about boys.That it has terrific voice The dialog and thoughts of the younger brother are contemporary and feel very real Genie s journal of questions my absolute favori His books just keep getting better I am a Jason Reynolds fan and...Jason Reynolds writes incredible characters Unforgettable believable characters In this middle grade title, he delivers characters and relationships in a rich, quietly humorous story full of questions, wisdom and love.I loved this book I loved the characters but mostly I loved the relationships So very real.I love Jason Reynolds writing, and the characters in this book were as real and interesting as all of his others The only problem I had with this book was that the story seemed a bit long and slow moving for the age of the re...Eleven year old Genie Harris is such a charming person His constant logging of questions, in his notebook, prompted by events around him are often funny e.g., does asking lots of questions make Genie a questionnaire but are also, at times, profound Genie is a worrier, and the questions pour out of him when his parents leave him and his older brother, Ernie, at their g...I have a new favorite Jason Reynolds book 3They were sent to their grandparents as their parents were having problems and they had planned a trip without Ernie and Genie As they settled in for the month, these two brothers were finding that they enjoyed county living and that Virginia wasn t so bad Genie was worried that without internet service he would not be able to find answers for all the questions that seemed to pop up in his mind, questions that needed answers that he would find on Google Ernie wassocial and he liked girl They were sent to their grandparents as their parents were having problems and they had planned a trip without Ernie and Genie As they settled in for the month, these two brothers were finding that they enjoyed county living and that Virginia wasn t so bad Genie was worried that without internet service he would not be able to find answers for all the questions that seemed to pop up in his mind, questions that needed answers that he would find on Google Ernie wassocial and he liked girls What would the two of them do all month in North Hill, Virginia Enter Tess, from down the hill, who Ernie falls in love wi...

As Brave As You
  • 22 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 401 pages
  • 1481415905
  • Jason Reynolds
  • As Brave As You