Birdie

A relatable novel-in-verse about loss... and what happens afterwards

Twelve-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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/09/2019
ISBN: 9780802855138
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2019
Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 02/25/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2019
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2019 pg. 149
School Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 96
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505344 / Birdie
Reading Level: 3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2