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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
This is a sweet and funny story about a girl dealing with a move to the country from the city (a subject I can relate to personally), and how she deals with being on a farm for the first time.
Very enjoyable read!
Very enjoyable read!
Sweet story about a young girl, Sophia, and her family as they make the move from urban living to life on a farm. The story is told through letters written by Sophia to her deceased Abuela, Great Uncle Jim, and a woman she thinks is the owner of a poultry farm. Unusual chickens start to appear on her farm and as the story progresses, Sophia has to figure out how to care for them as well as how to hang on to them in the face of a possible poultry thief! With a little help from friends, neighbors, and mysterious owner of the poultry farm, Sophia makes the adjustment to farm life after being a city girl.
Another battle of the books! I think this one would probably be a little more fun to read than to listen to, but I think students in my classroom (who live on farms) would really enjoy this book! :)
Love the cast of characters in this diverse book. Such a different theme, yet perfect for early middle graders.
This is a sweet middle-school book, for people who love chickens, and for those who are chicken curious.
This is the tale of a youngster who inherits her great uncles chickens, only she doesn't know her great uncle has chickens. And each chicken has a super power, so not only does she have to learn to take care of chickens in general, she has to learn to take care of these special, unusual chickens.
It has light humor, information for those who have never had a chicken (so you can learn about that), as well as well written characters.
And that is about all I am going to say, otehr than I have 13 chickens, so I might be a little prejudiced towards chicken based stories.
This is the tale of a youngster who inherits her great uncles chickens, only she doesn't know her great uncle has chickens. And each chicken has a super power, so not only does she have to learn to take care of chickens in general, she has to learn to take care of these special, unusual chickens.
It has light humor, information for those who have never had a chicken (so you can learn about that), as well as well written characters.
And that is about all I am going to say, otehr than I have 13 chickens, so I might be a little prejudiced towards chicken based stories.
I saw this on my son’s bookshelf and thought it was time for a reread. Still a delightful story with some serious undertones (parent’s unemployment, moving to a new home, prejudice against ethnic minority.)
Original review:
I totally picked this book up because of the title... who wouldn't? Right? It also reminded me of my childhood as we had a time when we raised a few chickens. It turned out to be a darn cute story. I loved Sophie's chickens and enjoyed discovering them and their unique powers right along with her as the story progressed. I think Henrietta and her perpetual bad mood was my favorite. (Her bad mood wasn't her special power. Just wanted to clarify.) I was really curious if this book would be liked by my younger kids. Both the 9 year old and the 14 year old liked it. I'm not sure this is really an amazing book that all will love, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge: #12 A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf
Original review:
I totally picked this book up because of the title... who wouldn't? Right? It also reminded me of my childhood as we had a time when we raised a few chickens. It turned out to be a darn cute story. I loved Sophie's chickens and enjoyed discovering them and their unique powers right along with her as the story progressed. I think Henrietta and her perpetual bad mood was my favorite. (Her bad mood wasn't her special power. Just wanted to clarify.) I was really curious if this book would be liked by my younger kids. Both the 9 year old and the 14 year old liked it. I'm not sure this is really an amazing book that all will love, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge: #12 A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf
The unusual chickens are not the only magical thing about this book. Beloved by my 9yo daughter and by me!