![]() ![]() The plot and action of the book are slow and steady with the last few pages packing a HUGE gut-wrenching punch that ties it all up in a very believable way. The characters aren't at all sure how they feel about the war, which is nice. Families are affected by the involvement of the US in Iraq and Afghanistan (the book isn't clear where Boaz was stationed), but their lives have gone on without too much impact. The setting is Boston and the eastern states, but it really could be anywhere in the US. He's introspective without being irritating, he's a bit goofy, he's interested in people, and he cares. Levi is the kind of teenager that I enjoy talking to. Award-winning author Dana Reinhardt introduces readers to Levi, who has never known what he believes. Then Boaz leaves again, and this time Levi follows him, determined to understand who his brother was, who he has become, and how to bring him home again. ![]() ![]() Maybe things will never return to normal. The reader concentrates on the people, not their personal issues (except for Boaz, but that's the whole point of the book). But Levi knows that his brother is not the same. They are a "normal" family with no major issues to cloud the story, which is very effective. The characters are so real and believable. This book is a quiet study in family, the effects of war, friendship, and life. Review: When I said I was in the mood for a good YA read my colleague Sherri said, "You have to read The Things a Brother Knows." She seemed so certain. ![]()
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