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Three Bird Summer
Three Bird Summer
Reviewed by: Sybil Shiland - Retired school librarian, Standish, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: August 14, 2014
Review
Twelve year old Adam is spending the summer at the family cabin in northern Minnesota as he has for as long as he can remember, but this year everything is different. His parents have divorced so Adam's father and raucous cousins are absent, his prickly grandmother is forgetful and behaves strangely at times, and his mother is preoccupied. Adam befriends a girl who is staying in the cottage next door and his summer begins to turn around. This is a marvelous coming of age novel with realistic, fully developed characters and a complex and engaging plot. Highly recommended.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
St. Antoine, Sara
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: grades 4-6
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780763665647
Price: 16.99