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Nathanael Lessore - Author
A humorous coming-of-age story about two cousins moving from conflict towards a brotherly bond. It combines lively teen dialogue with grief, family disruption, gang culture, misogyny, homophobia and questions about masculinity.
Book Analysis
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The book presents this favourably.
Talk about: If support helps the relationship deepen, what boundaries or responsibilities remain important along the way?
How the book presents it: The book presents competing or mixed signals about this.
Talk about: Does the story show meaningful accountability as well as explaining why these attitudes developed?
How the book presents it: Humour appears to make emotionally difficult material more approachable without removing the characters’ vulnerability.
Talk about: Which moments need space rather than a joke, and how do the characters learn to express difficult feelings?
It offers a way to discuss how difficult behaviour may relate to loss, insecurity and learned ideas about masculinity, while considering the importance and limits of patient support, allyship and family belonging.
Expect emotionally weighty material beneath the jokes: bereavement, neglect, an unreliable and challenging parent, police trouble, gang culture, homophobia, misogyny and conflict around harmful attitudes.
How does the story distinguish between understanding the roots of harmful attitudes and excusing their effects, and what does it ask of people offering support when trust develops slowly?
Read alongside the child if possible, pausing after clashes or difficult disclosures. Notice whose feelings receive attention, whether accountability accompanies empathy, and how humour changes the emotional tone.
Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.
Like A Brother | Childrens Books Ireland
Limited information
Checked: 19 September 2026.
Relevant to: Understanding harmful behaviour; Humour alongside vulnerability
Limited information
Checked: 19 September 2026.
Relevant to: From conflict to family connection; Understanding harmful behaviour
Limited information
Checked: 19 September 2026.
Relevant to: Humour alongside vulnerability
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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