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Title Be light like a bird / by Monika Schroder.
Author Schröder, Monika.
Publication Info. North mankato, MN : Capstone Young Readers, [2016].
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 Hiawassee  J FIC SCH    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J FIC SCH    Check Shelves
Description 239 pages ; 20 cm
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Summary After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Wren finds her life thrown into upheaval. And when her mother decides to pack up the car and forces Wren to leave the only home she's ever known, the family grows even more fractured. As she and her mother struggle to build a new life, Wren must confront issues with the environment, peer pressure, bullying, and most of all, the difficulty of forgiving those who don't deserve it. A quirky, emotional middle grade novel set in Michigans Upper Peninsula, Be Light Like a Bird features well-drawn, unconventional characters and explores what it means to be a family and the secrets and lies that can tear one apart. -- Amazon.com
Subject Michigan -- Junenvile fiction -- Upper Peninsula.
Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Middle school students -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN 9781623707491 (hardcover) : $14.95
1623707498 (hardcover)