Status Updates From As Brave As You

The ending with the birds and grandpop saying maybe about letting the birds go like grandpop and Ernie and the dad and genie were brave the whole time …Crab was a little brave coming back to face them too ig

MY EYES ARE MISTY

Sorry but grandma is being mad ignorant and selfish ugh I get this book is also supposed to make the reader consider generational differences and kids internalizing adults issues with intimacy and bonding but GRANDMA IS DOING TOO MUCH!!!!

I think this is hard to read on purpose bc grandpops self isolation is more of a punishment he carries on within himself due to trauma and guilt

Tess is so young but cares for her mother so well her character is really cool because she doesn’t pretend or enable her moms reality but helps her as best as she knows how to