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I don't usually read Middle Grade fiction, but this book charmed it's way into my TBR pile -and I'm so glad it did. The language was concise, but beautiful. The story was so imaginative and out of the ordinary, but still teaches such an important lesson about acceptance. An extraordinary story for y Leggi tutto

Her iyi masal gibi. Yazılanın ötesinde hoş anlamlar barındırıyor. Ve çok güzel bir dili var: "Birlikte çok vakit geçiriyorlardı ve iki başlı gölgelerine alışıktı. Kendi gölgesini görmek ona tuhaf geliyordu." "Nashville'in annesinin karda bırakılan ayak izleri gibi bir sesi vardı." "Hep birlikte, soyulm Leggi tutto

Reminiscent of fairy tales where a couple is unable to have children the parents in this story find a human baby hatched out of an egg. While Nashville, appears to be human he also has feathers and yearns to fly. His parents wanting him to feel at home build him an elaborate tree fort, perches inste Leggi tutto

Miła historia, ale bez szału. „Jak hodować i karmić domową czarną dziurę” podobało mi się dużo bardziej.

Sometimes as an avid reader you just need to take a break from all the intense and longer books to be read and settle in on something more basic. It’s funny because I end up almost every time getting more out of children’s stories than most adult ones. “Beyond the Laughing Sky”, is such a sweet and Leggi tutto

On the surface, this is a story about a boy who is born different. He is half bird, half human, and during the trying years of middle school he struggles to find his place in the world. The author's use of figurative language is astounding, and I wanted to savor every word. Children and adults will

This is about a boy hatched from an egg with a beak and feathers but sadly without wings. I liked this book because: 1. It Dares the Reader to dream... "You said impossible," the widow would point out. "There ain't no such thing. There's thing you've seen and there's thing you may not have, but there a Leggi tutto

This book was so beautifully written, and I often found myself stopping and rereading the sentences as they were so well-crafted. It's a weird premise of a boy who is part bird who was raised by a family of humans (he looks like a boy except for the beak and feather hair), but it worked somehow beca Leggi tutto

I guess this was a young 9-12. I loved it, and it broke my heart a little. An extreme case of bullying/singling out for being different, and then accepting yourself. I listened to the audio, and the reader was quite good.