Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Kelly Jones
(Author)
Katie Kath
(Illustrator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Fans of Katherine Applegate and Erin Entrada Kelly will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they've inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the entire henhouse.... And then more of her great-uncle's unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe. Told in letters to Sophie's abuela, quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, Unusual Chickens is a quirky, clucky classic in the making.
Product Details
Price
$8.99
$8.36
Publisher
Yearling Books
Publish Date
March 08, 2016
Pages
240
Dimensions
5.1 X 7.6 X 0.8 inches | 0.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780385755559
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About the Author
KELLY JONES has worked as a librarian and a bookseller, and now turns her talents to fiction. Her first book, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, was an Indies Introduce Pick, an ALA Notable Book, an SLJ Best Book, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book. You can find her at her website: curiosityjones.net, or on Twitter: @curiosityjones. KATIE KATH earned an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and works as a freelance illustrator. You can learn more about her work at ktkath.com.
Reviews
"A delightful protagonist, interesting fowl of various breeds and a cast of appealing second-string characters make this a top pick for young readers, poultry fanciers or not."
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Readers will cheer for Sophie and clamor for more of those amazing chickens. Exceptional, indeed."
--School Library Journal, starred review "Someone has finally written a real honest-to-goodness novel with chickens! This news will excite people who like novels, people who like chickens...and chickens. It is an unusual book!"
--Daniel Pinkwater, author of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, and pioneer of chicken-lit. "The combination of real-life emotion and otherworldly farming makes for a comedic story with the right amount of pathos."--Booklist
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Readers will cheer for Sophie and clamor for more of those amazing chickens. Exceptional, indeed."
--School Library Journal, starred review "Someone has finally written a real honest-to-goodness novel with chickens! This news will excite people who like novels, people who like chickens...and chickens. It is an unusual book!"
--Daniel Pinkwater, author of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, and pioneer of chicken-lit. "The combination of real-life emotion and otherworldly farming makes for a comedic story with the right amount of pathos."--Booklist
