Name: Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Price: 8.99 USD
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Author: Kelly Jones
ISBN: 9780385755559

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 appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the entire henhouse….

And then more of her great-uncle’s unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe.

Told in letters to Sophie’s abuela, quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, Unusual Chickens is a quirky, clucky classic in the making.

“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

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SELECTION School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

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FINALIST Washington State Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award

HONOR Judy Lopez Memorial Award

SHORTLIST Oklahoma Sequoyah Children’s Book Master List

ISBN9780385755559

Published onMar 08, 2016

Published byYearling

Pages240

Dimensions5-3/16 x 7-5/8

Age Range8-12 years

GradeGrades 3-7

Reading LevelLexile: 880L | Fountas/Pinnell: N

ISBN9780385755542

Published onMay 12, 2015

Published byKnopf Books for Young Readers

Pages224

Age Range8-12 years

GradeGrades 3-7

Reading LevelLexile: 880L | Fountas/Pinnell: N

ISBN9780593149201

Published onSep 10, 2019

Published byListening Library

Length3 Hours 56 Minutes

Age Range8-12 years

GradeGrades 3-7

Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

Age Range: 8-12 years

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