Bird
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2014]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 295 pages ; 22 cm
Twelve-year-old Jewel was born on the day her brother Bird died and lives in a house of silence and secrets, but a new boy in her Iowa town may help find the answers Jewel wants despite her Jamaican grandfather's warning that he is a "duppy," a malevolent spirit.
Subjects:
Superstition -- Juvenile fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction.
Selective mutism -- Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction.
Iowa -- Juvenile fiction.
Superstition -- Juvenile fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction.
Selective mutism -- Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction.
Iowa -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: Ages 8-12.
ISBN:
9781442450899 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C Chan | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |