| A Secret Shared Contributor(s): MacLachlan, Patricia (Author), Kelly, Caitlin (Read by) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798200743490 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: September 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.28" W x 6.69" (0.44 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant middle grade novel that follows the unraveling of a family's secret when two older siblings discover through a mail-order DNA test kit that their youngest sister was adopted. 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 story. 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. Where did Birdy come from? 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. In this touching story about the secrets we keep, 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. |