"A beautiful as well as a moving book to read"
Interest Age 8+ Reading Age 8
Winner of this year’s Yoto Carnegie Medal, Katya Balen is a lyrical story teller who is gifted at reflecting on difficult situations and emotions and exploring how children can navigate them.
In Birdsong, Annie is slowly recovering from a terrible car crash which has left her with damage to her hand that prevents her from playing her beloved flute. Without access to her natural solace of making music Annie retreats into a silent and all-consuming rage against everything that has caused this to happen, including her mother. Furiously exploring the scruffy scrubland outside her new flat Annie meets Noah who introduces her to the blackbirds’ nest he is protecting.
Gradually Annie begins to take an interest and the blackbirds’ wonderful song reignites her love of music and enables her to express herself through it once more. Katya Balen’s careful and sparing use of words and her eloquent expressions makes this a beautiful as well as a moving book to read.
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The blackbirds' song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in children's fiction.
After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute and retreats from the music she's always loved. She exists in a world of angry silence - furious with her mum and furious she can't seem to play her beloved flute any more. Then she meets Noah, who shows her the blackbirds' nest hidden in the scrubland near their flats. As their friendship grows, the blackbirds' glorious song reignites Annie's passion for music. But when tragedy strikes again, will her fragile progress be put at risk?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Birdsong and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Birdsong features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 11+, Recommendations, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 9+, Stories about Family and Friends, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Music, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, PSHE: Health , Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 9+ readers
Birdsong is available in Paperback
Birdsong was written by Katya Balen and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Birdsong has 97 pages
£7.19
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