Bird (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442450899)

Entrenched secrets, mysterious spirits, and an astonishing friendship weave together in this extraordinary and haunting debut.

Nothing matters. Only Bird matters. And he flew away.

Jewel never knew her brother Bird, but all her life she has lived in his shadow. Her parents blame Grandpa for the tragedy of their family's past; they say that Grandpa attracted a malevolent spirit--a duppy--into their home. Grandpa hasn't spoken a word since. Now Jewel is twelve, and she lives in a house full of secrets and impenetrable silence.

Jewel is sure that no one will ever love her like they loved Bird, until the night that she meets a mysterious boy in a tree. Grandpa is convinced that the boy is a duppy, but Jewel knows that he is something more. And that maybe--just maybe--the time has come to break through the stagnant silence of the past.

Author: Crystal Chan
ISBN-10: 1442450894
ISBN-13: 9781442450899
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/28/2014
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.86w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 165634 / Bird

Award: Society of Midland Authors Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2013
Booklist 12/01/2013 pg. 66
School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 79
Publishers Weekly 01/27/2014
Shelf Awareness 02/21/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 69 - Recommended, Satisfactory