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Blue Heron
by Avi
ISBN: 0380720434
ISBN-13: 9780380720439
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Maggie, aged 12, is looking forward to her summer visit with her father and stepmother, and especially to meeting her new baby half-sister. Unfortunately, the summer is full of tension. Maggie's father and stepmother's relationship is in trouble, and Maggie discovers that her father has lost his job but has not informed his wife. To further complicate matters, her father is suffering from heart problems and refuses to take his medication. When Maggie discovers that the beautiful Blue Heron who lives near the lake is being stalked by a neighborhood boy who intends to kill it, she sets out to save the bird that she sees as a symbol of herself and her problems.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches
Weight: 0.3 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Synopses
While spending the month of August on the Massachusetts shore with her father, stepmother, and their new baby, almost thirteen-year-old Maggie finds beauty in and draws strength from a great blue heron, even as the family around her unravels.
Publisher's Notes
What is magicreally for?As Maggie approaches her thirteenth birthday, she wants to believe that some kind of magic can stop the changes all around her. Her visit with her father and his new family at a lakeside cabin makes her wonder. Will he still love her as much, now that he has a new family, or will he love her baby half-sister more? Her father seems troubled and withdrawn and, while he insists nothing is wrong, she worries. Alone with her own secret thoughts, Maggie finds comfort in the beautiful blue heron she visits at the lake every morning. With each visit, she grows more attached to the bird, and she becomes aware that someone else is watching, too -- someone who's putting the bird in great danger. Through her determination to protect the bird, Maggie begins to understand the magic of change in her own life, and in the constantly changing world around her.
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