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Blue Birds

By Caroline Starr Rose

By Caroline Starr Rose

By Caroline Starr Rose

By Caroline Starr Rose

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Jan 05, 2016 | ISBN 9780147511874 | Middle Grade (10 and up) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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    About Blue Birds

    Author of the critically acclaimed May B. returns with a stirring novel in verse.

    Alis and her parents make the long journey from England to settle the New World. But it doesn’t go as planned and Alis, her parents, and the others of their small community soon find themselves at odds with the Roanoke tribe. As tensions rise between the settlers and the Native peoples, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a Roanoke named Kimi. Despite language barriers, the two become as close as sisters, risking their lives for one another until Alis makes a decision that will change her life forever.

    “An excellent historical offering and belongs on public and school library shelves.”—VOYA

    “With two compelling main characters and an abundance of rich historical detail, Rose’s latest novel offers much to discuss and much to appreciate.”—School Library Journal

    About Blue Birds

    It’s 1587 and twelve-year-old Alis has made the long journey with her parents from England to help settle the New World, the land christened Virginia in honor of the Queen. And Alis couldn’t be happier. While the streets of London were crowded and dirty, this new land, with its trees and birds and sky, calls to Alis. Here she feels free. But the land, the island Roanoke, is also inhabited by the Roanoke tribe and tensions between them and the English are running high, soon turning deadly.
     
    Amid the strife, Alis meets and befriends Kimi, a Roanoke girl about her age. Though the two don’t even speak the same language, these girls form a special bond as close as sisters, willing to risk everything for the other. Finally, Alis must make an impossible choice when her family resolves to leave the island and bloodshed behind.
     
    A beautiful, tender story of friendship and the meaning of family, Caroline Starr Rose delivers another historical gem.

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    About Caroline Starr Rose

    Caroline Starr Rose spent her childhood in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and New Mexico, camping at the Red Sea in one and eating red chile in the other. As a girl she danced ballet, raced through books, composed poetry… More about Caroline Starr Rose

    About Caroline Starr Rose

    Caroline Starr Rose spent her childhood in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and New Mexico, camping at the Red Sea in one and eating red chile in the other. As a girl she danced ballet, raced through books, composed poetry… More about Caroline Starr Rose

    Product Details

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

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Jan 05, 2016 | 400 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780147511874

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

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Mar 10, 2015 | 400 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780698173514

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    Praise

    Praise for Blue Birds:

    “Composed in varying formats, the descriptive and finely crafted poems reveal the similarities the two girls share, from loved ones lost to hatred between the English and the Roanoke to a desire for peace… Fans of Karen Hesse and the author’s May B. (2012) will delight in this offering.”—Kirkus Reviews 

    “A memorable account of a friendship that transcends culture and prejudice.”—Publishers Weekly

    “An excellent historical offering and belongs on public and school library shelves.”—VOYA

    “With two compelling main characters and an abundance of rich historical detail, Rose’s latest novel offers much to discuss and much to appreciate.”—School Library Journal

    “An imaginative historical novel with two sympathetic protagonists.”—Booklist 

    “Themes of fear and freedom will appeal to a wide audience.”—SLC 

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