Synopses & Reviews
Meet Tobin McCauley. He's got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who's not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin's only friend truly believes that the study of chickens will reveal...the meaning of life? Getting through seventh grade isn't easy for anyone, but when the first day of school starts out with your granny's arrest, you know you've got real problems. Throw on a five-day suspension, a chicken that lays green eggs, and a family feud that's tearing everyone to pieces, and you're in for one heck of a ride.
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"What will grab readers are Tobin's wry, sad, immediate voice...and Dowell's depiction of adults."
-- Booklist, starred review
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* "This is a refreshingly well-written encounter with richly developed and well-defined characters whom readers won't soon forget."
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* "Tobinand#8217;s own blossoming, through friendship, and the rediscovery of his family, and the love for and of his chickens, is entirely satisfyingand#8212;just right."
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* "and#8230;strong narration and the child's struggle with forgiveness make for poignant, aching drama."
Synopsis
Since the death of his mother, Tobin's family life and school life have been in disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate, Henry, everything starts to fall into place.
Synopsis
Doing his best to cope with the day-to-day dramas of his dysfunctional family, young Tobin McCauleys world is given a turn for the worse when his grandfather is arrested, he gets suspended for doing something decent, and the chickens produce green-colored eggs, in an amusingly unique coming-of-age tale. An ALA Notable Book. Reprint.
About the Author
andnbsp;Frances Oandrsquo;Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of andlt;iandgt;Dovey Coeandlt;/iandgt;, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award; andlt;iandgt;Where Iandrsquo;d Like to Beandlt;/iandgt;; the bestselling andlt;iandgt;The Secret Language of Girlsandlt;/iandgt; and its sequels andlt;iandgt;The Kind of Friends We Used to Beandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Awayandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Chicken Boyandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Shooting the Moonandlt;/iandgt;, which was awarded the Christopher Medal; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; andlt;iandgt;Falling Inandlt;/iandgt;; the critically acclaimed andlt;iandgt;The Second Life of Abigail Walkerandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Anybody Shining;andlt;/iandgt; and the teen novel andlt;iandgt;Ten Miles Past Normalandlt;/iandgt;. She lives with her husband and two sons in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.