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Marsden, Carolyn

Bird Springs

124 pp. | Viking | May, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-670-06193-8 $14.99
(2) 4-6 Fifth-grader Gregory, his mother, and his baby sister live in a shelter in Tucson after drought plagues their Navajo reservation village. What keeps Gregory going are his imaginary friend and his art therapy class. Marsden's understated third-person narration is focused tightly through Gregory's perceptions, only gradually letting readers understand his trauma. This is a sensitive portrayal of a family on the edge.
Reviewer: Vicky Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2007

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