Birdie
Synopsis
A relatable novel-in-verse about loss… and what happens afterwardsTwelve-year-old Birdie Briggs loves birds. They bring her comfort when she thinks about her dad, a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty. Life without her dad isn&’t easy, but at least Birdie still has Mom and Maymee, and her friends Nina and Martin.But then Maymee gets a boyfriend, Nina and Martin start dating, and Birdie&’s mom starts seeing a police officer. And suddenly not even her beloved birds can lift Birdie&’s spirits. Her world is changing, and Birdie wishes things would go back to how they were before. But maybe change, painful as it is, can be beautiful too.With compelling verse and a lighthearted touch, Eileen Spinelli captures the poignancy of adolescence and shows what can happen when you let people in.
- Copyright:
- 2019 Eileen Spinelli
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781467463874
- Publisher:
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
- Date of Addition:
- 2021-04-27T02:24:41Z
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.