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Birdsong
- Author
- Katya Balen
- Narrator
- Eleanor Yates
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 17 October 2024
- Run Time
- 59 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Loneliness, isolation, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
What to expect
Following a traumatic accident, a special friendship helps talented musician Annie heal and rediscover her love of music in this stunning novella from celebrated author Katya Balen.
The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in children’s fiction.
After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute and retreats from the music she’s always loved.
She exists in a world of angry silence – furious with her mum and furious she can’t seem to play her beloved flute any more.
Then she meets Noah, who shows her the blackbirds’ nest hidden in the scrubland near their flats. As their friendship grows, the blackbirds’ glorious song reignites Annie’s passion for music. But when tragedy strikes again, will her fragile progress be put at risk?
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- Author
- Katya Balen
- Narrator
- Eleanor Yates
- Duration
- 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008752125
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Loneliness, isolation, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
Following a traumatic accident, a special friendship helps talented musician Annie heal and rediscover her love of music in this stunning novella from celebrated author Katya Balen. The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in children’s fiction. After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute and retreats from the music she’s always loved. She exists in a world of angry silence – furious with her mum and furious she can’t seem to play her beloved flute any more. Then she meets Noah, who shows her the blackbirds’ nest hidden in the scrubland near their flats. As their friendship grows, the blackbirds’ glorious song reignites Annie’s passion for music. But when tragedy strikes again, will her fragile progress be put at risk?
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