Scarlet Ibis

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Synopsis
When a fire leaves twelve-year-old Scarlet in a different foster home than her autistic little brother, she tracks a bird to find her way back to him in this deeply moving illustrated novel from the author of Moon Bear.

Twelve-year-old Scarlet doesn’t have an easy life. She’s never known her dad, her mom suffers from depression, and her younger brother Red has Asperger’s and relies heavily on her to make the world a safe place for him. Scarlet does this by indulging Red’s passion for birds, telling him stories about the day they’ll go to Trinidad and see all the wonderful birds there (especially his beloved Scarlet Ibis), saving her money to take him to the zoo, helping him collect bird feathers, and even caring for a baby pigeon who is nesting outside his window. But things with her mom are getting harder, and after a dangerous accident, Scarlet and Red are taken into foster care and separated. As Scarlet struggles to cope with the sudden changes in her life and her complex feelings towards her mom, the one thing she won’t give up on is finding Red. Nothing is going to get in her way—even if it might destroy the new possibilities offered to her by her foster family.

Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781481449434
Related ISBNs:
9781481449427
Publisher:
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Gill Lewis, Susan Meyer
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:
Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Reading Age:
9–14
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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