Brave, The, James Bird
Brave, The, James Bird
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Brave, The

Author: James Bird

Narrator: Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/10/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Collin can't help himself?he has a unique condition that finds him counting every letter spoken to him. It's a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies, and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including his father. When Collin asked to leave yet another school, his dad decides to send him to live in Minnesota with the mother he's never met. She is Ojibwe, and lives on a reservation. Collin arrives in Duluth with his loyal dog, Seven, and quickly finds his mom and his new home to be warm, welcoming, and accepting of his condition. Collins quirk is matched by that of his neighbor, Orenda, a girl who lives mostly in her treehouse and believes she is turning into a butterfly. With Orendas help, Collin works hard to overcome his challenges. His real test comes when he must step up for his new friend and trust his new family.

About James Bird

James Bird is a screenwriter and director at the independent film company Zombot Pictures. His films include We Are Boats and Honeyglue. A California native of Ojibwe descent, he now lives in Swampscott, Massachusetts with his wife, the author and actor Adriana Mather, and their son. The Brave is his debut novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Adriana on December 06, 2019

Full disclosure - I’m married to the author. And even though I’m a writer myself, he wouldn’t let me read it until it was completely edited. Seriously. He let my mom read it, but he refused to send it to me. And then he did. Then he sent me the most beautiful book that not only swept me off my feet......more

Goodreads review by Renata on December 19, 2020

I read most of this book with this expression solidly on my face: OK so the main character Collin has some form of learning difference (it sounds like a type of OCD but they never really name it?) where when someone talks to him, he has to count up how many letters they said and then say that number......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 26, 2021

*Edited a few days after writing review. An aspect of this book was brought to my attention that I missed while reading and caused me to lower my rating by a star. Included in review now. Overall, this was a good book. I have one big issue with it, which affected my rating. Let's start with that I li......more

Goodreads review by Sheena on November 15, 2020

Collin has an OCD tendency of counting letters when people speak and replying with the number of letters that were spoken to him. He has trouble fitting in at school, is bullied, and lives with an alcoholic father who could careless about him. Collin’s father sends him to live with his Ojibwe mother......more

Goodreads review by Eileen on May 31, 2020

An absolutely beautiful 5 stars! This was an unexpectedly beautiful book about a boy who has been isolated from his mother's Obijabwe heritage for his whole life and has struggled in the Western world (Huntington Beach, CA) with his father, primarily because of an OCD issue that causes him to count t......more

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