Chirp
Readers rate it 4.3 (3 on Hardcover)
227 pages · Released 2020 · Bloomsbury Children's Books
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Chirp is a coming-of-age mystery that thoughtfully addresses a serious theme—sexual abuse—without graphic content, making it appropriate for mature readers in upper elementary and middle school. The story emphasizes healing, friendship, courage, and finding one's voice, with a supportive cast of adults and peers. The cricket farm and investigative plot provide engaging, age-appropriate storytelling alongside the emotional core.
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When Mia moves to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, she's recovering from the broken arm she got falling off a balance beam. And packed away in the moving boxes under her clothes and gymnastics trophies is a secret she'd rather forget. Mia's change in scenery brings day camp, new friends, and time with her bel... When Mia moves to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, she's recovering from the broken arm she got falling off a balance beam. And packed away in the moving boxes under her clothes and gymnastics trophies is a secret she'd rather forget. Mia's change in scenery brings day camp, new friends, and time with her beloved grandmother. But Gram is convinced someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm. Is it sabotage or is Gram's thinking impaired from the stroke she suffered months ago? Mia and her friends set out to investigate, but can they uncover the truth in time to save Gram's farm? And will that discovery empower Mia to confront the secret she's been hiding--and find the courage she never knew she had?
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- Children's fiction
- Farm life, fiction
- Friendship, fiction
- Vermont, fiction
- Mystery and detective stories
- juvenile fiction
- sabotage
- entomophagy
- insect farming
- crickets
- Bildungsromans
- Farms
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ISBN 9781547602810 · Bloomsbury Children's Books