A secret shared : a novel / by Patricia MacLachlan.
Record details
- ISBN: 0062885855
- ISBN: 9780062885852
- Physical Description: 145, 7 pages
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.00 |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction. Secrecy > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Adoption > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lakeshore Branch | J FIC MacLa | 31681020164844 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When they discover through a mail-order DNA test kit that their youngest sister was adopted, two siblings must figure out how to uncover this secret for the entire family. 50,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"Nora and Ben's younger sister Birdy loves to keep secrets ... One day Birdy watches her mother spit into a tube, ready to send it off to find out more about herself ... Birdy spits into a tube, too, when no one sees her. But when the test results come back, they are a surprise. Birdy is seemingly not related to Nora and Ben's parents. But if she is adopted, how could that have happened without the children knowing?"-- - HARPERCOLL
Newbery Medalâwinning author Patricia MacLachlan paints a moving portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the importance of bringing the truth out into the light, in this beautiful and profound story about adoption.
Nora and Benâs younger sister Birdy loves to keep secrets. She surprises her family more than once: She hides a kitten in her room. She writes a beautiful poem. One day Birdy watches her mother spit into a tube, ready to send it off to find out more about herself and where her family came from. Birdy spits into a tube, too, when no one sees her.
But when the test results come back, they are a surprise. Birdy is seemingly not related to Nora and Benâs parents. But if she is adopted, how could that have happened without the children knowing?
Nora and Ben must learn when to keep a secret, and who to go to for helpâand eventually, how to solve this secret for the entire family.