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Bird (Camp Princess)
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Bird (Camp Princess) Paperback - 2006

by Johnson, Angela

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Thirteen-year-old Bird runs away to convince her stepfather to return home, and becomes entwined in the lives of three people. In this ALA Notable Book, Coretta Scott King Award winner Johnson shows how one individual's warmth and kindness can heal so many hurts.

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Puffin Books, 2006-01-19. Paperback. New.
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  • Title Bird (Camp Princess)
  • Author Johnson, Angela
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books
  • Date 2006-01-19
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0142405442_new
  • ISBN 9780142405444 / 0142405442
  • Weight 0.23 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.2 x 4.98 x 0.42 in (18.29 x 12.65 x 1.07 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 710
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Midwest
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Alabama
    • Geographic Orientation: Ohio
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Alabama
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Devastated by the loss of a second father, thirteen-year-old Bird follows her stepfather from Cleveland to Alabama in hopes of convincing him to come home, and along the way helps two boys cope with their difficulties.

First line

IT rained more than I ever saw it rain last night.

Media reviews

A lovely and sad glimpse of individuals caring for one another in an imperfect world. (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)END

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 01/16/2006, Page 67

About the author

Angela Johnson is the author of numerous books for children and young adults. She has won three Coretta Scott King Awards for her novels Heaven, Toning the Sweep, and The First Part Last, the Michael L. Printz Award for The First Part Last, and a Coretta Scott King Honor for her picture book When I Am Old with You. In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Kent, Ohio.