Fowl Play By Kristin O'Donnell Tubb New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2024. Fiction 277 pages. Still reeling from her beloved uncle's death, Chloe Alvarez is comforted and confused when at his last will and testament reading, Uncle Will gifts her his African Grey parrot, Charlie. Charlie has a robust vocabulary and loves to make Alexa requests for her favorite songs, but when she starts saying things like, "homicide," and "cyanide," Chloe becomes convinced that Uncle Will may have met his demise by murder instead of a genetic disease, as was previously thought. Ultimately, bringing in her brother, Grammy, and Uncle Frank (and of course Charlie,) Chloe's ragtag and adoring family support her search for answers ---going on stakeouts, engaging in fast pursuits, and searching for clues. But as the suspects stack up and the mystery grows, Chole will learn that the process of death and grieving is complicated, and in the end her Uncle Will's words that, ...
When I first saw the title for this book I new I had to read it. My grandfather always told us that his favorite color was sky blue pink. My sisters and I always argued with him that there was no such color but he insisted that there was and it was definitely his favorite color! Seeing Sky*Blue Pink is a good realistic fiction book for the intermediate reader. Maddie is a shy eight-year-old who has a lot of adjusting to do. She has a new step-father and has moved into his house in the country. She is used to city life and isn’t too sure of the remoteness of her new location. She enjoyed “perfect days” in the city with her mom when they would do their shopping and finish off with an ice cream sundae at their favorite diner. Her mother and step-father are very patient with her through this adjustment period and eventually she realizes that she can still have perfect days even though she is in a different place with different people.
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