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We Could Be Brothers (2010)

by Derrick Barnes(Favorite Author)

3.52 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0545135737 (ISBN13: 9780545135733)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Scholastic Press

review 1: The book "We Could Be Brothers," was a good book it talks about friendships in teenage lives and how two totally different people could become best friends quickly. This book is about how two boys meeting in a after school detention class because of the same guy and one of the guys are terrified of the bully and the two boys watch each others back for the rest of the school year and become friends.
review 2: Two 8th grade African-American boys from very different sides of the track (Robeson and Pacino) become unlikely friends when they bond during after-school suspension because of a common enemy. I was looking forward to this urban school story after hearing it promoted at a conference as short, readable, engaging and having great dialogue. Unfortunately, I ... morewas disappointed. The underlying messages about getting along with others, appreciating differences and striving for excellence are all great, but I don't think the presentation will work for teens. Other reviewers here used words like "preachy," "didactic" and "heavy-handed" to describe the writing - and I agree. The characters felt too stereotypical to me, and the rapid development of the friendship (the plot covers only one week) didn't ring true. Yes, it's short with good dialogue but I thought it lacked depth. Too bad, because it 's a good premise for a YA book. less

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