Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

By: Kelly Jones, Katie Kath (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 8 March 2016

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Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the "entire" henhouse.... And then more of her great-uncle s unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe. Told in letters to Sophie s "abuela, " quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, "Unusual Chickens" is a quirky, clucky classic in the making."

Industry Reviews

"A delightful protagonist, interesting fowl of various breeds and a cast of appealing second-string characters make this a top pick for young readers, poultry fanciers or not." "Kirkus Reviews, "starred review "Readers will cheer for Sophie and clamor for more of those amazing chickens. Exceptional, indeed." "School Library Journal, "starred review "Someone has finally written a real honest-to-goodness novel withchickens!This news will excite people who like novels, people who likechickens...and chickens.It is an unusual book!" --Daniel Pinkwater, author of "The Hoboken Chicken Emergency," and pioneer of chicken-lit. "The combination of real-life emotion and otherworldly farming makes for a comedic story with the right amount of pathos."--"Booklist" "From the Hardcover edition.""

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