The New England, apple country setting is described with great affection and all five senses. It's aimed at middle grade readers and both the vocabulary and the imagery are appropriate - neither too challenging nor too simple. The prose is elegant and lyrical and it flows like a dream. But other secrets, old secrets from the past, bubble up and threaten to break the brittle surface of protection Twig's mother has worked so hard to create.Ĭan the curse on Twig's family ever be broken?įirstly, I must say that Nightbird is beautifully written. For the first time, Twig has companionship and someone to share her secrets with. until a new family moves into the cottage next door to Twig's farmhouse and Twig embarks on a cautious new friendship with the younger daughter, Julie, and gets to know Agate, her older sister. There is a centuries-old curse on their family. Because a friend might discover the secret kept so carefully by Twig and her mother. And Twig loves her with everything she's got. Twig's mother is the most beautiful woman in Sidwell.
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