Twelve year old Sophie has moved from LA with her parents to a farm in Northern California that her family have inherited from a great uncle. It is summer and Sophie has lots of time to explore the farm land. She discovers a chicken coop and a chicken and then a few more unusual chickens also appear. She tells some of her story through letters she writes to her late grandmother, her late great uncle, and a chicken supplier who helps her learn how to take care of them with the letters she sends to her. The local postman obliges her with the delivery of these letters. She also encounters a woman who is trying to steal some of her uncle's chickens.
The illustrations in this book were adorable and overall it was a cute story but it was also a bit strange with all of the correspondence to dead people. I was raised on a farm and we did have chickens but I was not very enamored by them as the characters in this book are. Chickens are becoming very popular in backyards of people who live in cities and this book might be the perfect "pet" story for those families who dream of raising chickens.
This book would be a good division 1 book. I give it a 2.5 out of 4 rank. It was OK but not my favorite story or maybe my favorite topic! The reading level is 5.2.
- Age Range: 8 - 12 years
- Grade Level: 3 - 7
- Lexile Measure: 0880
- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Yearling; Dgs edition (March 8, 2016)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385755554
- ISBN-13: 978-0385755559
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