We Are Not Broken

 Shirley J.                  Adult Memoir                                    Grandmothers raising grandkids

We Are Not Broken by George M. Johnson  240 pages

This is a wonderful story of two sets of brothers, George and Garrett and Lil' Rall and Rasul who are raised by their grandmother.   The story is funny (like when Nanny goes over to kick her son's girlfriend's behind for calling her a B), sad, when their cousin, Lil' Kevin,  who lived with them for a while gets killed, bittersweet with their struggles to become black men under Nanny's loving, watchful eye.  It is such a great story about family, love, devotion not without fighting, they were 4 young men growing up together, but, a deeper family love that kept them all 4 together as they have grown up and pursued their own lives which is also talked about in the book.    It will make you laugh out loud at times and shed a tear others.    Excellent book.   I recommend this one to middle-schoolers on up.