Summer Brother

Jaap Robben
3.72
3,480 ratings 449 reviews
Thirteen-year-old Brian lives in a trailer on a forgotten patch of land with his divorced and uncaring father. His older brother Lucien, physically and mentally disabled, has been institutionalized for years. While Lucien’s home is undergoing renovations, he is sent to live with his father and younger brother for the summer. Their detached father leaves Brian to care for Lucien’s special needs. But how do you look after someone when you don’t know what they need? How do you make the right choices when you still have so much to discover? Summer Brother is an honest, tender account of brotherly love, which will resonate with readers of Rain Man.
Genres: FictionDutch LiteratureLiteratureNovelsComing Of AgeRomanFamilyContemporaryYoung AdultAudiobook
288 Pages

Community Reviews:

5 star
517 (15%)
4 star
1750 (50%)
3 star
969 (28%)
2 star
202 (6%)
1 star
42 (1%)

Readers also enjoyed

Other books by Jaap Robben

Lists with this book

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Little Children
Let the Right One In
Books w/ Child Abuse
106 books • 7 voters
The Brothers Karamazov
The Magician’s Nephew
The Godfather
Kin
1657 books • 125 voters
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Summer I Turned Pretty
It's Not Summer Without You