| A Secret Shared Contributor(s): MacLachlan, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062885855 ISBN-13: 9780062885852 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan paints a moving portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the importance of bringing the truth out into the light, in this beautiful and profound story about adoption. Nora and Ben's younger sister Birdy loves to keep secrets. She surprises her family more than once: She hides a kitten in her room. She writes a beautiful poem. One day Birdy watches her mother spit into a tube, ready to send it off to find out more about herself and where her family came from. Birdy spits into a tube, too, when no one sees her. But when the test results come back, they are a surprise. Birdy is seemingly not related to Nora and Ben's parents. But if she is adopted, how could that have happened without the children knowing? Nora and Ben must learn when to keep a secret, and who to go to for help--and eventually, how to solve this secret for the entire family. |