Customer Reviews
A book you will remember - By: , 16 Dec 2004 
The Braves provides a deep & insightful look into many problems surrounding teens today. However, it does this with an astonishing pace & with flourishes of humor. It is a well constructed piece & will leave the reader full of questions. You will remember this book for a long time- you will be touched by its humor, & ripped apart by its antagonising subject matter.
My favourite book! - By: , 26 Oct 2004 
I liked this book a lot. I could find myself in the character of Joe. I understood his problems. The school made me think about my own school. It's not that bad here (the bullying I mean) but it does happen. I learned a lot from this book. It's very realistic. Every student should read this book. You can learn about love, being jealous, bullying... It's realy gripping! You get to know Joe & his friends & enemies, his father & his school like you're there. It's a very, very good book. Now it's one of my favourites!
WORTHY TO STAND ALONGSIDE "YOU DON'T KNOW ME" - By: anon, 11 Oct 2003 While the narritive style is not as stylish or witty as that of John's in "You Don't Know Me", I felt that the character if Joe in The Braves was more likeable than the former. Joe is not as cynical or humorous as John, but he is far braver, more popular, down to earth and, & perhaps even more respectable. As a teenage boy myself, I must say that Joe is the far more realistic character, with more realistic problems & ideas. The theme of kids with difficult domestic backgrounds reccurrs in The Braves, as like John, Joe only has one of his biological parents living with him. I am not sure if this a topic of interest to Klass or if it just a coincidence. Overalll, " The Braves" is a reallly great novel, with a fairly gripping plot & a believable & trustworthy narrator. I reccomend " You Don't Know Me" as well though, as I would imagine that though I perhaps do not feel so, it would PROBABLY be considered the better of the two books by most people.
