A review by thatbookmom
On the Way to Birdland by Frank Morelli

4.0

This story was beautifully written as it follows 16yo Cordell "Cordy" Wheaton on his journey from High Point, NC to Philly to find his brother Travis. I love how personal and real the story felt, how it dealt with hard situations a lot of young adults face and how it centered around the jazz music of John Coltrane. I absolutely loved all of the side characters Cordy meets along the way (as he hitchhikes by semi truck, boat, train, car...) especially Captain Adomi and Cowbird. As Cordy continues on his journey he learns about forgiveness, resilience, love and family. He helps others and they help him heal. Thank you to the author, Frank Morelli for sending me this digital ARC!

Sidenote: this book was especially fun because I live in NC and knew of a lot the places that were mentioned in the book