Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
$22.33
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2016
Summary
A quirky story, a determined girl, and some very unusual super chickens.
Exceptional, indeed.—SLJ, Starred review
Fans of Katherine Applegate and Erin Entrada Kelly will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens.
Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they’ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385755559 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385755554 |
| Author: | Kelly Jones, Katie Kath |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 133mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
“A delightful protagonist, interesting fowl of various breeds and a cast of appealing second-string characters make this a top pick for young readers, poultry fanciers or not.”
“A delightful protagonist, interesting fowl of various breeds and a cast of appealing second-string characters make this a top pick for young readers, poultry fanciers or not.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Readers will cheer for Sophie and clamor for more of those amazing chickens. Exceptional, indeed.”—School Library Journal, starred review “Someone has finally written a real honest-to-goodness novel with chickens! This news will excite people who like novels, people who like chickens…and chickens. It is an unusual book!” –Daniel Pinkwater, author of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, and pioneer of chicken-lit. “The combination of real-life emotion and otherworldly farming makes for a comedic story with the right amount of pathos.”–Booklist
About The Author
Kelly Jones
KELLY JONES has worked as a librarian and a bookseller, and now turns her talents to fiction. Her first book, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, was an Indies Introduce Pick, an ALA Notable Book, an SLJ Best Book, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book.
KATIE KATH earned an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and works as a freelance illustrator.
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