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The theory of hummingbirds / Michelle Kadarusman.

Summary:

Alba was born with her left foot twisted in the wrong direction. After one final surgery and one final cast, Alba is going to run in the sixth grade cross-country race. However, her best friend Levi thinks there's no way she can pull it off.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1772780278
  • ISBN: 9781772780277
  • Physical Description: 158 pages
  • Publisher: Toronto : Pajama Press Inc., 2017.

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 17.95
Subject: Clubfoot > Juvenile fiction.
Children with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Cross-country running > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Lakeshore Branch J FIC Kadar 31681020095709 JFIC Available -
Stroud Branch J FIC Kadar 31681020094645 JFIC Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    With a final surgery and cast to correct her club foot, Alba sets her sights on running in the sixth grade cross-country race, but her best friend Levi doesn't think she can pull it off.
  • Ingram Publishing Services

    A moving novel for middle-grade readers that is not about overcoming disability, but rather becoming one’s truest self

    “Hummingbirds and angels don’t need two good feet. They have wings.” That’s what Alba’s mother always says. Of course, Alba doesn’t have wings or two good feet: she has Cleo. Cleo is the name Alba has given to her left foot, which was born twisted in the wrong direction. When she points this out, though, her mother just smiles like the world has some surprise in store she doesn’t know about yet.

    Well, Alba has her own surprise planned. After many surgeries and one final cast, Cleo is almost ready to meet the world straight on—just in time to run in the school cross-country race. Unfortunately, Alba’s best friend Levi thinks there’s no way she can pull it off. And she thinks there’s no way he’s right about the school librarian hiding a wormhole in her office. Tempers flare. Sharp words fly faster than hummingbirds. And soon it looks like both friends will be stuck proving their theories on their own.

    The Theory of Hummingbirds is now available in a paperback edition with French flaps and a brand-new cover!

  • Ingram Publishing Services
    A moving novel for middle-grade readers that is not about OVERCOMING disability, but rather about BECOMING one's truest self.

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