Three Bird Summer

Reviewed by: Sybil Shiland - Retired school librarian, Standish, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 14, 2014

Review

Twelve year old Adam is spending the summer at the family cabin in northern Minnesota as he has for as long as he can remember, but this year everything is different. His parents have divorced so Adam's father and raucous cousins are absent, his prickly grandmother is forgetful and behaves strangely at times, and his mother is preoccupied. Adam befriends a girl who is staying in the cottage next door and his summer begins to turn around. This is a marvelous coming of age novel with realistic, fully developed characters and a complex and engaging plot. Highly recommended.

Overall Book Score: excellent