Bird

Angela Johnson

Dial Books, New York, 2004

Genres: Family, Friends, Multicultural
Reading Level: Young Adult (14-18)

Pages: 133

Awards: Caretta Scott King Award

Summary:

Bird is 13 and she's run away from home to look for her father Cecil. She ends up in Alabama living in a shed. Ethan is the boy who lives in the house next to the shed and Jay is another boy in town. This books tells the story of all three of these teens and how their stories are entwined.

Reaction:

This book was an easy read for me, since it's short and simple, but the ideas portrayed in it are anything but simple. I liked how Bird influenced everything around her and she struggled to define her life. Even though the story doesn't really end, it left me with a content feeling of completion. I would recommend this book to someone who is struggling to find out who they are.