Each Little Bird That Sings: by Deborah Wiles from Harcourt Trade Publishers


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	Each Little Bird That Sings Deborah Wiles

9780152051136 Hardcover
0152051139
$16.00
272pages
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Trim Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Copyright Year: 2005

Territory: US, C, O
Ages: 8 to 12 years

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Synopsis

Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six months later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks. She's more concerned with avoiding her crazy cousin Peach and trying to figure out why her best friend, Declaration, suddenly won't talk to her. Life is full of surprises. And the biggest one of all is learning what it takes to handle them.

Deborah Wiles has created a unique, funny, and utterly real cast of characters in this heartfelt, and quintessentially Southern coming-of-age novel. Comfort will charm young readers with her wit, her warmth, and her struggles as she learns about life, loss, and ultimately, triumph.

Biography

DEBORAH WILES is the award-winning author of one other novel, Love, Ruby Lavender, an ALA Notable Children's Book, a Children's Book Sense 76 Pick, and a New York Public Library Book for Reading and Sharing. Ms. Wiles is the recipient of the 2004 PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Awards

California Young Reader Medal [California]

E.B. White Read Aloud Award

Golden Kite Honor Book

IRA-CBC Children’s Choice

Josette Frank Award

National Book Award Finalist

NCTE Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Language Arts

New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing