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book kind of disappointed me, I loved the concept of the book, but I felt like certain parts could have been developed more, and other parts could be cut completely.
For instance, Richard and Pearl really don't add much to the overall story, Richard annoys me because he has a weird nickname and the same birthday as the narrator, Generic characteristics of book friends, Pearl is slightly better, but still not that interesting although I appreciated that she went to all girls school.
They're kind of like comic relief, and then they end up in a predictable romantic relationship that adds nothing to the story.
The main character, Levi, also has an unnecessary romance with a character, There's just a bunch of forced romance that has nothing to do with the main story, which I believe should have been completely focused on the relationship between two brothers.
Maybe I'm just a sucker for siblings, but seriously, I would have enjoyed reading more about Levi and Boaz.
There should have been some more background on their childhood, Little flashback snippets or something along those lines, Background would also have been helpful because these characters don't feel very real to me, Levi seems way younger than he is he turnsin the book, and it seems like he'sat the oldest.
Levi's friends absolutely adore him when there is really nothing interesting or appealing about him to suggest why.
Supposedly, skateboarding used to be more important to Levi than anything, but it's said more in passing, and it doesn't hit as hard as it should when he's eventually given a skateboard.
The book just focuses on all the wrong things, I went in expecting heartbreaking brotherly bonding and finished feeling absolutely nothing, However, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Markus Zusak author of The Book Thief helped the author with this book! Without him, it probably would have been way worse.
So thanks, Markus Zusak. You're the real MVP. ed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo, com

Boaz is coming home, That's what the reader learns early on, Boaz is everything that the narrator, Levi, is not, Boaz was the star athlete at school, He could have his pick of colleges and scholarships, And at least according to Levi, he had the most gorgeous girlfriend in the world, But against everyone's wishes, especially their parents', Boaz enlists in the Marines,

The Katznelsons had relocated to the United States from Israel, Boaz's parents can't understand his need to join the military, After all, they are not in Israel anymore, and in the United States, it's not mandatory to enlist.
But Boaz has a need inside that he can't convey to his family,

Now, it is three years later, and Boaz is home,

THE THINGS A BROTHER KNOWS is told through the eyes of Boaz's high school brother, Levi.
The two used to be close before Boaz started driving in high school, Now, Levi just wants to know what makes Boaz tick, Since Boaz arrived home, he's been locked in his room, Levi knows that something is wrong with his brother, but the rest of the family won't admit that Boaz has changed.


When Boaz asks to borrow Levi's computer, Levi begins to snoop at the web sites Boaz is visiting.
Levi discovers that Boaz is planning a trip to various locations down the East Coast, But he can't figure out the final destination, nor what Boaz wants to do on the trip.
Boaz tells their parents that he wants to travel the Appalachian Trail, Levi knows it's a big lie, but he's consumed with the "why" of the trip rather than anything else.
Levi manages to catch up with Boaz on his walk, and the two brothers work their way to Boaz's final destination.


I have to admit that this is the first book by Dana Reinhardt I truly loved.
I enjoyed HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE quite a bit, but THE THINGS A BROTHER KNOWS, I loved.
Levi Katznelson what a great last name! was a spirited, sarcastic at times character that you just had to love.
He reminded me a lot of the characters that John Green creates, The story is definitely not an easy topic and very relevant in today's climate, but it was one that needed to be told.
And is told well.

Levi's persistence slowly works its magic on his brother, and by the end of the story, all is revealed, though the ending may not be what the reader is expecting.
There are highs and lows in the story that work beautifully together to tell the turmoil of one returning soldier, and the brother who loves him and wants to understand what happened to change him so much.
My day was horrible until I opened this book and started reading it, Once I started reading it, I just couldn't stop!

I don't know what it was.
The plot, the characters, the ending, or just the whole book in general, but I loved it! This is the type of book I've been looking for.
I wish there were more books like this one, where the main relationship is between two brothers, and not between girlfriend and boyfriend like most books these days.


The book was beautifully written, The thing I love most about Levi, is that he is determined, It seems he never gives up, When Boaz leaves, Levi follows him, and if Boaz tries to shove him away, Levi follows him anyway.
That's what I love. And as I'm reading this, I slowly fear the fact that at some point, I'm going to hit, "The End.
" And then it's over. I was actually dreading that, because no matter what, I wanted to read more, Its not that this

left me satisfied, it's just I wish there was more, That's how good this book was,

I'm so glad I read this, It really made my day, So if you haven't read it, read it, Because this book is absolutely amazing! I loved it, This is the very latest book by Dana Reinhardt, and it is a mustread! It weaves in elements of suspense with a teen's perspective, proving that we don't always know what others' do.
I loved it. I also appreciate that while the story's backdrop is the Iraq war, its purpose is not to preachbut is instead to show to power of friendship and family.
I could easily read another couple hundred pages of this, but at the same time I think it's just long enough.

It's concise, but beautifully written in its dryness the kind of writing that once in a while just hits you with a particularly piercing and visual sentence.

It tells the story it wants to tell nothing more, nothing less in about three hours of reading.
It's complete, but clearly, tangibly just a beginning,

The relationship between siblings is something that's always fascinated me, and I love the way it's portrayed here, because it feels real as far as I know, it is, and if it isn't for everyone, I know for certain that it is at least for someone.

The entire Katznelson family is one you grow to feel for an incredible amount, despite spending so little time with them in terms of pages.

Levi in particular is a wonderful character pretty much an average kid, delightfully normal, but more than a little amazing in his own right, brave and funny, but not in a showy, deliberately humourous way.

And Boaz. Honestly I still know fuckall about Boaz,
But I love him, That right there says something about the strength of this story as a novel and as a collective portrait.

Picking their relationship back up and working through the space that has come between is an extremely difficult process for Levi and Bo, and the way Reinhardt narrates it you can feel it in your bones.
And that that's what makes the resolution that is not actually a resolution but will satisfy you all the same all the more rewarding.


It's a delicate but concrete story about friendship, brotherhood and change, with the war in the background a silent, but imposing background.

It's the kind of story everyone should read, .