A review by kaydowning
As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds

4.0

Genie and his older brother, Ernie, live in Brooklyn, but their parents take them on a trip to Virginia to visit their grandparents for a month. Genie is a curious kid, and he loves to ask questions. He becomes even more curious when he finds out his grandpa is blind. Genie cannot figure out how his grandpa can do the things he does without being able to see. Ernie turns fourteen while they are in Virginia, which by family tradition is when you become a man and learn to shoot a gun. However, Ernie doesn't want to learn to shoot, but to please his grandpa he concedes and tries to shoot in spite of his trepidation. A great middle-grade novel about leaving home for the first time and experiencing a different kind of life than what you are used to.