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    The Brave
    The Brave
    The Brave
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Brave

    Written by James Bird

    Narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett

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    This middle-grade novel full of self-discovery follows a boy with an OCD issue as he moves to an Ojibwe reservation to live with his biological mother.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateSep 29, 2020
    ISBN9781666555516
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    James Bird

    James Bird is a screenwriter and director at the independent film company Zombot Pictures. His films include We Are Boats and Honeyglue. A California native of Ojibwe descent, he now lives in Swampscott, Massachusetts with his wife, the author and actor Adriana Mather, and their son. The Brave is his debut novel.

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