![]() Plot: Jensen Graham is being bullied at Berrybrook Middle School and its up to him to find out who is real friends are and are not. In a coming of age tale all-aged readers can learn from, bullying takes center stage and leaves a lasting impression. As the story develops Jensen starts to understand what bullying really is, how he is or is not being bullied, and which classmates are honestly good friends. ![]() So, when he gets bullied throughout the story his classmates soon start to reveal their true colors about how far they are willing to go to either do the right thing and stick up for their friend or do the wrong thing and fit in with the crowd. Likable and lovable, Jensen is an endearing character. For teachers, librarians, and parents who are searching for a powerful middle-level story for a student (or group of students) who may need to have more awareness about bullying and its impact on people’s lives I highly recommend picking up Chmakova’s Brave. In the follow-up to her award winning graphic novel Awkward, Svetlana Chmakova has written my personal top pick for 2018’s best middle grade graphic novel to address the pressing and growing issue of bullying in schools Brave was also noted for an Honorable Mention in the middle grade category for this year’s Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards. Right now, Jensen is stuck in middle school, Berrybrook Middle School to be exact, and he’s being bullied. But for right now Jensen isn’t an astronaut. ![]() After all, his super secret skill is knowing about the dangers of sun spots and their effect on the environment and mankind so that he can be an astronaut at NASA one day. Jensen is pretty brave, in his daydreams. ![]() ![]() If there are things I don’t know, I will learn them. “If there are problems, I will solve them. ![]()
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