A review by jwinchell
Brave by Svetlana Chmakova

5.0

Must read, must purchase for every collection that serves young people. I love when stories of friendship and identity are so nuanced and bring power to a wide swath of underrepresented, silenced lives. I love that Jensen and his crew dismantle their own understanding of and systematic framing of school culture oppression. Also throw in that these young people are showing other young people how to get all meta within themselves and their relationships to be braver and more aware of the confusing "lizard brain" hand evolution has dealt us. Radically inclusive in how and who it empowers. And the art is divine.