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Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woodss poignant, heartfelt story of an adopted boy and the bird he rescues

Everyone expects Coop to be musical like his beloved parents, but hes not. Thats one of the few things he finds awkward about being adoptedwell, that and the fact that he sometimes wonders why his birth mother didnt love him enough to keep him. This summer, hes stuck at home with a broken arm after falling out of a tree trying to get a closer peek at a mockingbird nest. After the eggs in the nest hatch and the fledglings fly away, he and his friend Zandi notice that one of them stays behind. Taking a closer look, they realize the bird only has one wing. Since it wont survive in the wild, they adopt it and name it Hop, and then learn everything they can about birds so they can care for Hop properly. Unfortunately, when a hawk injures Hop, the vet says its illegal to keep mockingbirds as pets. Faced with a difficult decision about surrendering his beloved little bird to a bird sanctuary, Coop starts thinking about his birth mothers motivation in a new light.

Author: Brenda Woods
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 05/27/2025
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780593461556
Language: English