Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia Maclachlan paints a moving portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the importance of bringing the truth out into the light, in this beautiful and profound story about adoption.
But if she is adopted, how could that have happened without the children knowing? Nora and Ben must learn when to keep a secret, and who to go to for help--and eventually, how to solve this Secret for the entire family..
Birdy is seemingly not related to Nora and Ben\'s parents.
But when the test results come back, they are a surprise.
Birdy spits into a tube, too, when no one sees her.
One day Birdy watches her mother spit into a tube, ready to send it off to find out more about herself and where her family came from.
She writes a beautiful poem.
She surprises her family more than once: She hides a kitten in her room.
Nora and Ben\'s younger sister Birdy loves to keep secrets.
Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia Maclachlan paints a moving portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the importance of bringing the truth out into the light, in this beautiful and profound story about adoption
