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  • Published: 15 March 2016
  • ISBN: 9780385755559
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $16.99

Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer



A quirky story, a determined girl, and some very unusual super chickens: "Exceptional, indeed."--SLJ, Starred review

Fans of Katherine Applegate and Erin Entrada Kelly 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.

  • Published: 15 March 2016
  • ISBN: 9780385755559
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $16.99

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Praise for Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

"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

"Readers will cheer for Sophie and clamor for more of those amazing chickens. Exceptional, indeed."--School Library Journal, Starred

"Someone has finally written a real honest-to-goodness novel with chickens! This news will excite people who like novels, people who like chickens...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