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A book guaranteed to make you cry. And then lift you up again. Winner of the 2024 Text Prize.
Birds can save people's lives. You may think that's a strange thing to say. How can a small animal with wings save a person? But I know they can. It happened to me.
When Millie was nine years old her mum got sick, very sick. And now, on the night of Millie's tenth birthday party, things are getting serious. Millie sits on the back step of her house, worried and upset, and two shiny black crows fly into the yard, catching her attention. Do they just want some of the cheeseburger she's attempting to eat? Or are they visiting for some other reason?
Before long Millie starts to find mysterious objects in the garden. And the crows are often there when she comes home from school. What are they trying to tell her? And can they help her as she faces losing her mum?
Caroline Stills's debut novel, A Gift from the Birds, is a sensitive, heartfelt story about loss and grief, and finding comfort in unexpected places.
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A book guaranteed to make you cry. And then lift you up again. Winner of the 2024 Text Prize.
Birds can save people's lives. You may think that's a strange thing to say. How can a small animal with wings save a person? But I know they can. It happened to me.
When Millie was nine years old her mum got sick, very sick. And now, on the night of Millie's tenth birthday party, things are getting serious. Millie sits on the back step of her house, worried and upset, and two shiny black crows fly into the yard, catching her attention. Do they just want some of the cheeseburger she's attempting to eat? Or are they visiting for some other reason?
Before long Millie starts to find mysterious objects in the garden. And the crows are often there when she comes home from school. What are they trying to tell her? And can they help her as she faces losing her mum?
Caroline Stills's debut novel, A Gift from the Birds, is a sensitive, heartfelt story about loss and grief, and finding comfort in unexpected places.
Despite her mum’s worrying illness, Millie’s 10th birthday party is perfect: lots of friends, cake, music, games and the best present of all – a silver heart necklace. But when her mum suddenly collapses, it’s clear that something is really, seriously wrong. Overnight, their lives suddenly revolve around hospital visits filled with fear, confusion, and endless (occasionally horrible) casseroles.
Mum isn’t getting better, and Millie wants to tell her about some mysterious crows that keep visiting, but she can’t seem to find the right time. When Millie feeds the crows, they leave her a little present, yet for all their cleverness and kindness, they can’t make her mum better, and neither can the doctors. When Millie loses almost everything, can her feathered friends help her find her way back to family, art and hope? A Gift from the Birds is a raw and tender exploration of grief, friendship and the healing power of nature, for children aged 8+.
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