Erin Entrada Kelly

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Missouri

Future rock star or friendless misfit? That’s no choice at all. In this acclaimed novel by Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, twelve-year-old Apple grapples with being different; with friends and backstabbers; and with following her dreams. Publishers Weekly called Blackbird Fly “a true triumph,” and the Los Angeles Times Book Review said, “Apple soars like the eponymous blackbird of her favorite Beatles song.” Apple has always felt a little different from her classmates. She and her mother moved to Louisiana from the Philippines when she was little, and her mother still cooks Filipino foods and chastises Apple for becoming “too American.” When Apple’s friends turn on her and everything about her life starts to seem weird and embarrassing, Apple turns to music. If she can just save enough to buy a guitar and learn to play, maybe she can change herself. It might be the music that saves her . . . or it might be her two new friends, who show her how special she really is. Erin Entrada Kelly deftly brings Apple’s conflicted emotions to the page in her debut novel about family, friendship, popularity, and going your own way. “A must-read for those kids cringing at their own identities.”—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.

Blackbird Fly

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"Blackbird Fly" is a middle-grade novel by Erin Entrada Kelly. The story follows a 12-year-old girl named Apple who is struggling to fit in at her new school in Louisiana. She is bullied by her classmates for being different and for her Filipino heritage, and she feels like she doesn't belong.

However, Apple finds solace in music and dreams of playing the guitar like her idol, the Beatles. With the help of a new friend and her supportive father, Apple learns to embrace her identity and stand up for herself.

"Blackbird Fly" offers a poignant and relatable portrayal of growing up and finding one's place in the world. It explores themes of identity, friendship, and the power of music.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Indiana





Future rock star, or friendless misfit That's no choice at all. Apple Yengko moved from the Philippines to Louisiana when she was little, and now that she is in middle school, she grapples with being different, with friends and backstabbers, and with following her dreams.

Apple has always felt a little different from her classmates. Her mother still cooks Filipino foods, speaks a mix of English and Cebuano, and chastises Apple for becoming "too American." It becomes unbearable in middle school, when the boys--the stupid, stupid boys--in Apple's class put her name on the Dog Log, the list of the most unpopular girls in school. When Apple's friends turn on her and everything about her life starts to seem weird and embarrassing, Apple turns to music. If she can just save enough to buy a guitar and learn to play, maybe she can change herself. It might be the music that saves her . . . or it might be her two new friends, who show how special she really is. Erin Entrada Kelly deftly brings Apple's conflicted emotions to the page in her debut novel about family, friendship, popularity, and going your own way.

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Format - Paperback

Condition - Like New

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Est. Publication Date - Mar 2016

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