Bro

Robert Newton Peck

HarperCollins, Jun 1, 2004 - Juvenile Fiction - 150 pages

Florida: 1933

A train, rushing through the night ... a car, stalled in its path ... a boy's life, shattered. Tugwell Dockery hasn't spoken since the horrific events that unfolded one afternoon six years ago at his grandfather's ranch. Now he's back there, newly orphaned, living with his grandfather and gutsy great-aunt.

Broda Joe Dockery hasn't seen his brother since his incarceration two years ago at the Pecan County Correctional Labor Camp. Now, realizing Tug must live at the site of a tragedy he witnessed, Broda Joe knows he must be with his brother, even if it means breaking the law and risking his life.

Robert Newton Peck writes of grit and courage, and the steel-strong bonds that unite families and endure beyond life itself.

What people are saying

Review: Bro

User Review  - Danielle - Goodreads

Bro was a short read. The young man at the center of this story tugged at my heart, as his life had some very rocky spots, to say the least. It speaks to redemption, forgiveness, heroic love, and second chances.

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User Review  - Mandi Ellsworth - Goodreads

There was so much about this book that broke my heart. It's set in the Southern US and is about a boy who hasn't said a word in 6 years. He's 9. The only one who he feels a connection to is his ...

About the author

Robert Newton Peck was born in Vermont on February 17, 1928. The son of hardworking rural people, he was raised on a farm and worked as a lumberjack, in a papermill, killing hogs, and as an advertising executive before the publication of his first book in 1973. He also served as a machine-gunner in the U.S. Army 88th Infantry Division between 1945 and 1947. He received a B.A. degree from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, in 1953, and studied law at Cornell University. A prolific writer of fiction for young people (Peck has written fifteen books in the last ten years), his work is rooted in the rural tradition of his boyhood. His first book, A Day No Pigs Would Die was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 1973. Soup and Me, his next book, was made into an ABC After School Special. Soup on Ice was honored with the Child Study Association of America children's book of the year citation in 1987. This book also received the Michigan Council of Teachers in 1984. Peck's book A Day No Pigs Would Die, has been banned by many libraries and schools because of its passage on pig breeding. Yet, despite the controversy the New York Times reported in 1998 that libraries everywhere are featuring special programs and exhibitions calling attention to the banning of books as a threat to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Peck directs the annual Writers Conference at Rollins College.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Bro
• Author: Robert Newton Peck
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2004
• ISBN: 0060529741, 9780060529741
• Length: 150 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational; Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / Other; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Violence