Prendergast, Gabrielle,

The anxious exile of Sara Salt / Gabrielle Prendergast. - 187 pages ; 19 cm

Sara's little brother is born premature. He looks small and red, like a baby bird, so she calls him Birdy. Because she can't visit him often, she writes him letters about everything that's happened since he's been born--like how her mom and stepdad are sending her to Toronto to stay with her half-sister, Abby. And how Abby lives in this amazing storage container house on a vacant lot and hopes to build a whole community of them for unhoused people. Sara discovers she too has ways of getting things done--like passing the librarian a note asking for books instead of saying it out loud, or talking to the dogs at the homeless encampment as a way of meeting their people. When she sees that the mayor and the police are making things harder for the unhoused community, Sara realizes she can be an advocate--through her letters-and that there's more than one way to stand up for what you believe in and make your voice heard.



ISBN: 9781459838895 1459838890

LCCN: 2024934929

Nat. Bib. No.: 20240345894 can

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Families
Homelessness
Letter writing
Children's stories.
Letter writing
Letters
Homelessness
Families
Family life
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Special Needs.
Family life
Homelessness
Letter writing

Dewey Class. No.: F PRE