Birdspell

By (author): Valerie Sherrard

AUTHOR

Valerie Sherrard

Valerie Sherrard is an award-winning author of picture books and middle-grade and young adult novels. Her novel The Glory Wind won the Geoffrey Bilson and the Ann Connor Brimer Awards. Her works have been chosen as Silver Birch and Red Maple Award Honour Books, and garnered other readers’ choice award nominations including the MYRCA, the Hackmatack, and the Saskatchewan Willows. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she now lives in Miramichi, New Brunswick.

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– CM Magazine

“… Sherrard does an excellent job of lacing humour into the story without making light of what Corbin’s going through. She also keeps the story hopeful and optimistic and reminds readers that there’s nothing wrong with asking for help. Highly recommended for middle-grade readers.”
– Canadian Children’s Book News

“Young-adult fiction has to do everything a novel for adult readers does and more: it must be accessible by and relevant to an audience that has no patience for homily. Birdspell by Valerie Sherrard succeeds beautifully in that regard, steering clear of didacticism. Corbin, the book’s teenage hero, navigates an unpredictable home-life that would sink most grownups. His pluck and optimism are inspiring.”
“An extremely good middle-grader read, Birdspell truly had me engrossed from page one. A serious mental health issue, a single-parent household and a young boy called upon to live by his wits during his mother’s ups and downs, there is no shortage of drama in Corbin’s life. … A highly recommended read for middle-graders on up.”
– The Miramichi Reader

Awards

  • Forest of Reading – Red Maple Award 2022, Nominated
  • OLA Best Bets 2021, Commended
  • Mrs. Dunster’s Award for Fiction – New Brunswick Book Award 2022, Short-listed
  • SYRCA Diamond Willow Award 2022, Short-listed
  • MYRCA Sundogs Award 2023, Nominated
  • Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award 2023, Short-listed
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    Details

    Dimensions:

    184 Pages
    8in * 5.375in *
    200gr0.25in

    Published:

    March 13, 2021

    City of Publication:

    Toronto

    Country of Publication:

    CA

    Publisher:

    Cormorant Books

    ISBN:

    9781770866133

    9781770866140 – EPUB

    Language:

    eng

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