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Bird Angela Johnson Dial Books © 2004 |
Bird, a thirteen year old girl leaves her home to search for her stepfather. She
ends up in a small town, and lives in a small shack on the edge of a wealthy
family's yard. Every Sunday the family leaves to go to church for three hours.
In that time span, Bird goes into the house and eats food which is laid out for
her by one of the children. Bird will take a bath, or spend time exploring the
house, or just spending time in one of the rooms to amuse herself. Bird
restrains herself from thinking about her family, the family that she left
behind just to look for her stepfather.
Later on, she becomes friends with a boy named Ethan. When Bird looks at
him, he reminds her of her step-dad, Cecil. Bird finally realizes that she
should leave after she finds Cecil, and it doesn't take long. Cecil is Ethan's
uncle, and Bird wants to go talk to Cecil. Bird decides against it and goes to
thinking about how she is going to get Cecil to come with her. She doesn't want
to go up to Ethan and tell him that she wants her stepfather back, and she
doesn't want to confront him. Nor does she want to leave without Cecil, she
finds her answer from an elderly women who she lives with for a little while
before she goes back home.
I really enjoyed this book because it showed devotion, and persistence. I
would recommend this book for middle school students because it talks about how
some people will do anything just to get someone back, and I think that would
inspire them.
~ Ashley Aldan, grade 6, Boardman Center Middle School