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What the Birds See by Sonya Hartnett is an international award winning novel. It is a taut suspense filled coming-of-age novel about a young Australian boy growing up in the aftermath of the disappearance of three children in his neighborhood. (The novel was inspired by real events.)
What the Birds See is set in a sleepy neighborhood in
What the Birds See is a truly well written, suspense filled novel. It is genuinely spooky and its ending can not be pre-guess. It is a tale of strange yet somehow very ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. While the "horse girl" pushes the envelope of believability, the rest of the characters are all believable in their own quirky way. Any adult can empathize with Gran McPhee exhausted and depressed at the thought of raising yet another generation. Uncle Rory is understandable in his agoraphobic grief and guilt over a tragic accident during his reckless youth that devastated his family. Adrian is equally understandable in his fearfulness of a life filled with the unknown and already brimming with abandonment.
Sonya Hartnett is an award winning
Australian author of thirteen books for young people. She wrote her first novel
Trouble All the Way (1984) when she was fifteen years old. She was named The Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelists of
the Year in both 2002 and 2003. Her literary awards include the CBC
Award for older readers for
What the Birds See by
Sonya Hartnett is an award winning novel will keep readers on the
edge of their seats. The book is
recommended for ages 12 years and up. It does not contain any graphic
descriptions of violence but the situation may be upsetting for some sensitive
readers. I highly recommend this book.
© 2004 Su Terry
Su Terry: Education:
B.A. in History from Sacred Heart University, M.L.S. in Library Science from
Southern Connecticut State College, M.R.S. in Religious Studies/Pastoral
Counseling from Fairfield University, a M.Div. in
Professional Ministry from New Brunswick Theological Seminary, a Certificate in
Spirituality/Spiritual Direction from Sacred Heart University. She is a
Licensed Minister of the United Church of Christ and an Assistant Professor in
Library Science at
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