03434cam a2200613 4500 591227824 TxAuBib 20220525120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781536223408 1536223409 B08XB9347N Amazon 39092b49-6a52-4262-ab6d-42f36b605c9f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6099184 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Paterson, Katherine. Birdie's Bargain [Libby]. Candlewick Press, 2021. family. resilience . Faith. Friendship. growing up. God. Coming of age. Religion. military families. grief. loss. economic issues. realistic fiction. kids books ages 9-12. books for kids age 9 12. books for 8 year old boys. books for 9 year old boys. books for boys age 9 12. books for 8 year old girls. books for 11 year old girls. books for 12 year old girls. books for 9 year old girls. books for 10 year old girls. girls books ages 9-12. realistic fiction books for kids 9-12. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3665kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:<p><b>In a poignant and unflinching new realistic novel from the</b> <b>Newbery Medal</b>–<b>winning author of <i>Bridge to Terabithia</i>, a</b> <b>ten-year-old girl makes a deal with God for her father's safe return from the Iraq War.</b><br /> Birdie has questions for God. For starters, why couldn't God roll history back to September 10, 2001, and fix things—so the next day was an ordinary sunny day and not the devastating lead-in to two wars? Daddy has already been to Iraq twice. Now he's going again, and Birdie is sure he'll die. At the very least, she won't see him again for a year, and everything will <i>not</i> be OK. (Why do grown-ups lie?) To save money, she, Mom, and baby Billy have moved to Gran's, where shy Birdie must attend a new school, and no one but bossy Alicia Marie Suggs welcomes her. Doesn't God remember how hard it was for Birdie to make friends at Bible Camp? Counselor Ron taught about Judgment there—and the right way to believe. Has Birdie been praying wrong? Why else would God break their bargain? Readers of all faiths and backgrounds, especially children of military families, will identify with and root for the unforgettable Birdie, given inimitable voice by a master storyteller.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-24 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=39092b49-6a52-4262-ab6d-42f36b605c9f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=39092b49-6a52-4262-ab6d-42f36b605c9f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=39092b49-6a52-4262-ab6d-42f36b605c9f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)