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Friday, June 19, 2009

My Dad's a Birdman by David Almond

Another book by David Almond, author of Skellig. This one was a bit stranger. My Dad's A Birdman is about Lizzie and her dad, who are trying to get on since her mother died. The dad is obviously not handling it very well, as he decides to become a bird in order to enter the Great Human Bird Competition. He stays at home, builds a nest, creates wings for himself, and eats worms and bugs.

Once Lizzie decides to join her father in his madness, the story takes a little bit of a sweet turn, and the finale of the Great Human Bird Competition is quite fun. You get the feeling at the end that perhaps Lizzie and her dad will be ok.

2007, MA: Candlewick Press
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