Sunday, August 15, 2010

Bobby the Brave (Sometimes) by Lisa Yee


Yee, Lisa, Bobby the Brave (Sometimes), Arthur A. Levine Books, 2010. Pgs 160.

Violence: G, Sexual Content: G, Language: G.

Bobby’s just your ordinary boy, if you don’t count getting stuck to a tree by your underwear, getting chased by a cat with 27 toes, a horrible gym teacher who picks on the weak, and switching his t-shirt inside out and backwards for school pictures. With school causing problems and a cat chasing him, there’s only one thing to do: be brave. Can Bobby manage to find his courage before he lets his problems get the best of him?

A funny story filled with unexpected twists. The characters are memorable, the story is unique. Readers who like humor, realistic fiction, books about skateboarders, and school stories will like reading this book.

EL (K-3). ADVISABLE.

Reviewer: Kira M, Youth Services Librarian, HUN Public Library.


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