"The writing shines when Rorby focuses on what is her true passion: Sukari and the fate of chimpanzees like her. It is a thought-provoking addition for school and public library collections." - VOYA "This unusual and emotional story will intrigue animal lovers and those looking for a gripping family drama. Rorby successfully gets to the core of a moving animal-human relationship."- KLIATT, starred review 4Q, 3P, M, J "This has the potential to be a classic animal story with wide appeal. Finch's story is The Higher Power of Lucky meets Shiloh."- Tim Capehart, children's librarian and head of youth services at Dayton Metro Library, author of S hadowangel and Summer Stranger than Fiction, and two-time Newbery Medal selection committee member Shenanigan Swift, like the rest of the Swift family, is destined to grow up like the name randomly chosen for her from the dictionary. 7, 2023 A treasure hunt and murder mystery with a family that’s rather eccentric (adjective: zany, whimsical, oddball). The powerful and poignant story of a transgender girl and an abandoned dog. by Beth Lincoln illustrated by Claire Powell RELEASE DATE: Feb.
Finch discovers, in her struggle to find the support she needs after her loving mother dies, that forcing the connections we think we need can make us miss the special ones we already have. Freeing Finch (Trade Paperback / Paperback). As a trans girl, she has a strained relationship with her stepfather and is afraid to open up to kids at school. After being abandoned by her father and losing her mother to cancer, she spends most of her time alone. "No matter their gender identity, young readers will identify with Finch's struggle to find the relationships she needs to heal her grief and to be who she knows she is in a sometimes scary world. Freeing Finch by Ginny Rorby Finch just wants to find a place where she feels like she is understood.
"Note to readers: get tissues ready-there couldn't have been more tears!"- Terry Hong, Booklist Reader
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