Is a deep and beautifully written title that once begun is hard to putĭown. Despite the gravity of the subject matter, Birdspell is a very readable book laced with humour and grace. Provides rare validation for those children who struggle with it in Readers unfamiliar with mental-health issues. Dunster's Award for Fictionįrom Quill and Quire: ' Birdspell offers remarkable insight to young Listed as one of CBC's Best Canadian middle-grade and YA books of 2021Īn Ontario Library Association 2021 Best Bets Selection in the Junior Fiction category Shortlisted for the 2022 Diamond Willow Award

Shortlisted for the 2023 Sundogs Award (MYRCA) Shortlisted for the 2022-23 Hackmatack Award Mom – or himself – through the dark period. So, when a classmate offers Corbin the talking bird she's unable to keep,īut when things begin to spiral out of control, Corbin can no longer get his There’s a gap in his life that’s been waiting to be filled. Illness means lost jobs, constant moves, new schools and friendships that never It is very touching and can be eye opening.Corbin Hayes has felt alone for as long as he can remember. I would recommend this book for everyone. Don't use fate as a cause to be unhappy,for it was never meant to be that way,' (24-25). Live each day and close your eyes each night with the knowledge that you've spent the hours well. But the real tragedy would be if you allowed it to make you bitter and therefore wasted the time you have left.

It may seem unfair to you that your time is coming at such a young age. My favourite quote from the book is, 'we will all die at some time or other. It made me reflect a lot on my life, and I took a lot from this book. I cried several times reading this story because of how touching it was. Through out the story, you can see that Kate is a normal teenager she has feelings, worries and problems. She then meets a boy who is in jail and quickly falls in love with him. The story is about a fourteen year old girl named Katherine (Kate), who from the start of the book tells the reader she has a brain tumour and is dying. Finally I gave it a read and wow is all I could sum up. My sister was the first to read Kate and had recommended it to me several times. This book took me about an hour to read.but honestly, it was very touching.

Kate by Valerie Sherrard