Chasing Redbird
by Sharon Creech
It started out as an ordinary summer. But the minute thirteen-year-old Zinny discovered the old, overgrown trail that ran through the woods behind her family's house, she realized that things were about to change.
Right from the start, Zinny knew that uncovering the trail would be more than just a summer project. It was her chance to finally make people notice her, and to have a place she could call her very own. But more than that, Zinny knew that the trail somehow held the key to all kinds of questions. And that the only way to understand her family, her Aunt Jessie's death, and herself was to find out where it went.
From Newbery Medal-winning author Sharon Creech comes an intricately woven tale of a young girl who sets out in search of her place in the world—and discovers it in her own backyard.
Chasing Redbird was an amazing book that I've always wanted to read. The book started off slow and a little hard to get into, but towards the middle and end it was really interesting and got more suspenseful. Again as I said before the beginning was a little slow. This is because everything was tragic. People were dying and going crazy. In my opinion it was dark and kind of scary. On the other hand, in the middle of the book when Zinny is uncovering a trail it gets a lot more exciting! She finds all sorts of things and treasures on this trail. She also then has some sort of connection to her uncle Nate. As Zinny uncovers the trail more mysteries are found. At the end all mysteries were solved and her family goes back to normal.
ReplyDeleteSharon Creech is an incredible writer. She makes you think about things you really haven't thought about before and take for granted. I hope I get the chance to read another book by her.