The Milk of Birds

Whitman, Sylvia. 2013. 363p. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (978-1-4424-4682-3). Gr.8-up.

About

A fourteen-year-old Sudanese refugee and an American teenager become pen pals for a year. Although their circumstances are vastly different, they come to understand that “when a tree leans, it will rest on its sister.”

Details

ISBN:

978-1-4424-4682-3

Awards Won

Title Year
bloomer.jpg The Amelia Bloomer Book List
The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
Please note, this award is now called "Rise: A Feminist Book Project"
2014 - Selection(s)