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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

By Kelly Jones
Illustrated by Katie Kath

By Kelly Jones
Illustrated by Katie Kath

By Kelly Jones
Illustrated by Katie Kath

By Kelly Jones
Illustrated by Katie Kath

By Kelly Jones
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By Kelly Jones
Read by Kyla Garcia

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Mar 08, 2016 | ISBN 9780385755559 | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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May 12, 2015 | ISBN 9780385755542 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Sep 10, 2019 | 236 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

    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.

    About Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

    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.

    About Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

    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.

    Listen to a sample from Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

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    About 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. Her… More about Kelly Jones

    About 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. Her… More about Kelly Jones

    About 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. Her… More about Kelly Jones

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    Mar 08, 2016 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780385755559

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    May 12, 2015 | 224 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780385755542

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 10, 2019 | 236 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593149201

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    Praise

    “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 

    Awards

    ALA Notable Children’s Book SELECTION

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    Washington State Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award FINALIST

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