Bird e-bog
78,70 DKK
(inkl. moms 98,38 DKK)
Entrenched secrets, mysterious spirits, and an astonishing friendship weave together in this extraordinary and haunting debut that School Library Journal calls a powerful story about loss and moving on.Nothing matters. Only Bird matters. And he flew away. Jewel never knew her brother Bird, but all her life she has lived in his shadow. Her parents blame Grandpa for the tragedy of their familys p...
E-bog
78,70 DKK
Udgivet
28 januar 2014
Længde
304 sider
Genrer
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781442450905
Entrenched secrets, mysterious spirits, and an astonishing friendship weave together in this extraordinary and haunting debut that School Library Journal calls a powerful story about loss and moving on.Nothing matters. Only Bird matters. And he flew away. Jewel never knew her brother Bird, but all her life she has lived in his shadow. Her parents blame Grandpa for the tragedy of their familys past: they say that Grandpa attracted a malevolent spirita duppyinto their home. Grandpa hasnt spoken a word since. Now Jewel is twelve, and she lives in a house full of secrets and impenetrable silence. Jewel is sure that no one will ever love her like they loved Bird, until the night that she meets a mysterious boy in a tree. Grandpa is convinced that the boy is a duppy, but Jewel knows that he is something more. And that maybejust maybethe time has come to break through the stagnant silence of the past.