Title
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