Chasing Redbird

Chasing Redbird

by Creech (Author)

Synopsis

To Zinny Taylor, life is like trying to untangle spaghetti - she needs to escape the chaos of her family. So when she finds a long-forgotten trail in the wild woods near her home, she resolves to follow it. It's a journey that leads her to unravel the dark secrets of her aunt's life - and her own. And while Zinny chases ghosts in the woods, gorgeous Jake Boone is determined to chase her . . .

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Format: Unabridged
Pages: 223
Edition: On Demand
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Published: 09 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 0330397826
ISBN 13: 9780330397827
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Shortlisted for the prestigious Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award, as well as the Children's Book Award and several other US prizes. A selection of the rave reviews it has received appear below: 'Very moving, very funny and very, very good' Michael Thorne, Literary Review; 'It only takes Sharon Creech three and a half pages to set the mood and surroundings of Chasing Redbird. After that you will hardly want to let go ...' The Times; 'A bright, deep novel for teenagers' Observer

Media Reviews
This is a beautifully told story, with some very funny moments. The Guardian
Author Bio
Sharon Creech is the author of several books for children and young adults and has been shortlisted for, or won, nearly every major literary award for children's books, both in the USA and UK, as well as selling all over the world. Most recently, she won the Carnegie Medal for outstanding children's literature with her novel Ruby Holler . Sharon is an American who lived in England for nineteen years. She now lives in New Jersey, USA, with her husband.