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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Things a Brother Knows

Title: The Things a Brother Knows
Author: Dana Reinhardt
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

You will like this book if:
  • You value your relationships with your siblings.
  • You want to know more about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or what it might be like for troops that serve overseas when they come home.
  • You like to read books about trips or journeys.
  • You prefer books with male main characters.
You will not like this book if:
  • You like to read fantasy novels or books with female main characters.
  • You are uncomfortable reading about emotional instability or mental illness.
  • You can't stand your siblings and will never understand why people are attached to theirs.


Summary: Levi Katznelson is nothing like his older brother, Boaz.  He isn't strong, athletic, all that popular, and he is definitely not a respected war hero coming back from serving overseas.  Yet Levi is still excited for his older brother to finally be home and things to be back to normal.  That is until Boaz comes home and nothing is familiar about him.  He stays holed up in his room for days, refuses to ride in cars, and wants nothing to do with the people that were once very important to him (including his hot ex-girlfriend).  Levi knows that he needs to help his brother and if that means following him on a long journey on foot just to show him that he cares, Levi will do it.  Through pit stops, hookups, and a mega-emotional scene at the end, Levi and Boaz realize that there are just some things a brother knows.

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