Bird Springs

By Carolyn Marsden

Eleven-year-old Gregory and his family had to leave the Navajo reservation at Bird Springsathe only home theyave ever knownaand move to a motel in Tucson, Arizona. Gregory misses his absent father, but he likes school, particularly art class with the kind teacher. He also makes a new friend, Matt, who promptly informs him art class is really art therapy and that Gregory is staying in a shelter, not a motel. Even though Matt can be outspoken, heas just what Gregory needs now. Heas honest and generous with his allowance so they can ride the Ferris wheel at the carnival. Award-winning author Carolyn Marsden paints a poignant story of a little boy who, as he confronts the more painful aspects of his past, is filled with a sense of hope.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067006193X
• ISBN13: 9780670061938
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher