Bobby the Brave (Sometimes)
Illustrator
Dan Santat
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780545055949
Pages
153 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fourth-grader Bobby is hurt when he hears his father, a former professional football player, say that the two of them are nothing alike, but finally summons the courage to talk about it after he suffers a public asthma attack.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial child; interracial family
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
Asian / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011
Keywords
fathers and sons; individuality; theater; asthma; middle school
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Yee, Lisa, "Bobby the Brave (Sometimes)" (2010). Diverse Families. 836.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/836