Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Brave Molly
Brooke Boynton-Hughes · 2019
85/100
👍 Worth It
This one earns its praise: a wordless story that turns childhood anxiety into small grey monsters kids will actually recognize, then lets a little girl choose bravery on her own terms. Kirkus wasn't wrong to call it moving, and it rewards a slow read where you and your kid talk through what Molly's feeling on each page. One of the strongest, most honest books in this batch.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness80
Craft & writing88
Originality82
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit85
Human-eye read85
Penny’s verdict85
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