Birdie's Bargain
No CoverA ten-year-old girl, Birdie, grapples with faith and family struggles as her father is deployed to Iraq.
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A ten-year-old girl, Birdie, grapples with faith and family struggles as her father is deployed to Iraq.
—The Horn Book Paterson’s writing is smooth and nuanced. . . Lovely prose and an intriguing family situation. —Kirkus Reviews · Katherine Paterson, a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award, has written more than thirty books, including Bridge to Terabithia and My Brigadista Year.
will contain mild spoilers
No sexual content depicted.
Minor references to war-related injury; not graphic.
No profanity or strong language depicted.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQIA+ representation depicted.
Central theme of faith; Birdie questions God and struggles with spiritual beliefs.
No witchcraft or occult themes depicted.
No evidence found in available sources.
Minor references to military deployment and war context.
No self-harm or suicide themes depicted.
References to child abuse in a secondary character’s story; emotional family struggles.
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