{"product_id":"unusual-chickens-for-the-exceptional-poultry-farmer-isbn-9780385755559","title":"Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of Katherine Applegate and Erin Entrada Kelly will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they’ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e henhouse....\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And then more of her great-uncle’s unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Told in letters to Sophie’s \u003ci\u003eabuela,\u003c\/i\u003e quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, \u003ci\u003eUnusual Chickens\u003c\/i\u003e is a quirky, clucky classic in the making.\u003cb\u003e\"A delightful protagonist, interesting fowl of various breeds and a cast of appealing second-string characters make this a top pick for young readers, poultry fanciers or not.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will cheer for Sophie and clamor for more of those amazing chickens. Exceptional, indeed.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Someone has finally written a real honest-to-goodness novel with chickens!  This news will excite people who like novels, people who like chickens...and chickens.  It is an unusual book!\"\u003cbr\u003e --Daniel Pinkwater, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hoboken Chicken Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e, and pioneer of chicken-lit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The combination of real-life emotion and otherworldly farming makes for a comedic story with the right amount of pathos.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eKELLY JONES has worked as a librarian and a bookseller, and now turns her talents to fiction. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eUnusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer,\u003c\/i\u003e was an Indies Introduce Pick, an ALA Notable Book, an \u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book, a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book. You can find her at her website: curiosityjones.net, or on Twitter: @curiosityjones.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e KATIE KATH earned an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and works as a freelance illustrator. You can learn more about her work at ktkath.com.","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301588422885,"sku":"NP9780385755559","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385755559.jpg?v=1767743311","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/unusual-chickens-for-the-exceptional-poultry-farmer-isbn-9780385755559","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}