The Someday Birds
Publisher
Harper Collins
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780062445766
Pages
352 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Charlie, twelve, who has autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, must endure a cross-country trip with his siblings and a strange babysitter to visit their father, who will undergo brain surgery.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
700L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Family member death; Kinship care; Mental illness; Developmental disability; death of a sibling; death of a brother; grandparents raising grandchildren; children living with relatives; austism; obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
father and grandmother
Awards
Cybils Award, 2017, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, 2018, Winner, Chapter Book
Goodreads Choice Award, 2017, Nominee, Middle Grade
Outstanding Books by Wisconsin Authors and Illustrators, 2018, Selected
Keywords
birder; bird watching; injury; hospital; road trip; RV; journal; journey; siblings; dog; research; brain surgery
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Pla, Sally J., "The Someday Birds" (2017). Diverse Families. 1877.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1877