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After the death of their mother, Birdy and Mouse are forced to start over in this debut novel about discovering where you belong-for fans of Forever This Summer and The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise.
Eleven-year-old Birdy and her younger brother, Mouse, have always looked out for each other. They make the perfect team: Birdy is realistic and practical, while Mouse is affable and trusting. After their mother dies of cancer, Birdy and Mouse are forced to move out of the city to the country with relatives they've never met. Aunt Mitzie and Uncle Shadow's house is full of organized chaos, and it takes Birdy time to adjust to having adults around. But the kitchen is always stocked, and both kids are allowed to play outside as often as they want. There's only one problem: it's all temporary. Their social worker has promised to find them a permanent home by the next school year, whether they want to leave or not. As the summer unfolds, Mouse starts to feel attached to their new life. But Birdy knows better-adults have never been reliable. When Birdy's fears get the best of her, she makes a big mistake that could jeopardize their future.
Heartfelt and emotionally resonant, this literary coming-of-age novel explores the unbreakable bond between siblings-and how family can be found in the most unexpected places.
After the death of their mother, Birdy and Mouse are forced to start over in this debut novel about discovering where you belong-for fans of Forever This Summer and The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise.
Eleven-year-old Birdy and her younger brother, Mouse, have always looked out for each other. They make the perfect team: Birdy is realistic and practical, while Mouse is affable and trusting. After their mother dies of cancer, Birdy and Mouse are forced to move out of the city to the country with relatives they've never met. Aunt Mitzie and Uncle Shadow's house is full of organized chaos, and it takes Birdy time to adjust to having adults around. But the kitchen is always stocked, and both kids are allowed to play outside as often as they want. There's only one problem: it's all temporary. Their social worker has promised to find them a permanent home by the next school year, whether they want to leave or not. As the summer unfolds, Mouse starts to feel attached to their new life. But Birdy knows better-adults have never been reliable. When Birdy's fears get the best of her, she makes a big mistake that could jeopardize their future.
Heartfelt and emotionally resonant, this literary coming-of-age novel explores the unbreakable bond between siblings-and how family can be found in the most unexpected places.
N. West Moss is author of BIRDY, a middle grade novel coming from Christy Ottaviano Books at Little, Brown. She is also the author of FLESH & BLOOD: Reflections on Infertility, Family, and Creating a Bountiful Life, published by Algonquin (October 2021). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, McSweeney's, The Saturday Evening Post, Salon, Brevity, The Blotter, and many other fine publications. Her work has been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes, and has won The Saturday Evening Post's Great American Fiction Contest, as well as the Diana Woods Memorial Prize for Creative Nonfiction. Her work was also awarded three Faulkner-Wisdom gold medals for essay, short story, and memoir. Her first book, THE SUBWAY STOPS AT BRYANT PARK, was published by Leapfrog Press in 2017. She is a fellow at: MacDowell, Art Omi, VCCA- the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and Hawthornden Castle in Scotland. She was the 2023 Writer-in-Residence at Gladstone's Library in Wales.
Eleven-year-old Birdy and her younger brother, Mouse, have always looked out for each other. They make the perfect team: Birdy is realistic and practical, while Mouse is affable and trusting. After their mother dies of cancer, Birdy and Mouse are forced to move out of the city to the country with relatives they've never met. Aunt Mitzie and Uncle Shadow's house is full of organized chaos, and it takes Birdy time to adjust to having adults around. But the kitchen is always stocked, and both kids are allowed to play outside as often as they want. There's only one problem: it's all temporary. Their social worker has promised to find them a permanent home by the next school year, whether they want to leave or not. As the summer unfolds, Mouse starts to feel attached to their new life. But Birdy knows better-adults have never been reliable. When Birdy's fears get the best of her, she makes a big mistake that could jeopardize their future.
Heartfelt and emotionally resonant, this literary coming-of-age novel explores the unbreakable bond between siblings-and how family can be found in the most unexpected places.
After the death of their mother, Birdy and Mouse are forced to start over in this debut novel about discovering where you belong-for fans of Forever This Summer and The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise.
Eleven-year-old Birdy and her younger brother, Mouse, have always looked out for each other. They make the perfect team: Birdy is realistic and practical, while Mouse is affable and trusting. After their mother dies of cancer, Birdy and Mouse are forced to move out of the city to the country with relatives they've never met. Aunt Mitzie and Uncle Shadow's house is full of organized chaos, and it takes Birdy time to adjust to having adults around. But the kitchen is always stocked, and both kids are allowed to play outside as often as they want. There's only one problem: it's all temporary. Their social worker has promised to find them a permanent home by the next school year, whether they want to leave or not. As the summer unfolds, Mouse starts to feel attached to their new life. But Birdy knows better-adults have never been reliable. When Birdy's fears get the best of her, she makes a big mistake that could jeopardize their future.
Heartfelt and emotionally resonant, this literary coming-of-age novel explores the unbreakable bond between siblings-and how family can be found in the most unexpected places.
N. West Moss is author of BIRDY, a middle grade novel coming from Christy Ottaviano Books at Little, Brown. She is also the author of FLESH & BLOOD: Reflections on Infertility, Family, and Creating a Bountiful Life, published by Algonquin (October 2021). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, McSweeney's, The Saturday Evening Post, Salon, Brevity, The Blotter, and many other fine publications. Her work has been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes, and has won The Saturday Evening Post's Great American Fiction Contest, as well as the Diana Woods Memorial Prize for Creative Nonfiction. Her work was also awarded three Faulkner-Wisdom gold medals for essay, short story, and memoir. Her first book, THE SUBWAY STOPS AT BRYANT PARK, was published by Leapfrog Press in 2017. She is a fellow at: MacDowell, Art Omi, VCCA- the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and Hawthornden Castle in Scotland. She was the 2023 Writer-in-Residence at Gladstone's Library in Wales.