Dowell, Frances O'Roark.

Chicken boy / Frances O'Roark Dowell. - 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. - New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007, c2005. - 201 p. ; 20 cm.

Wilson's Children, October 2006 Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005 School Library Journal starred, July 2005 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006 Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2006 Booklist starred, May 2005 Horn Book Starred, April 2006 Publisher's Weekly, October 2005 Kirkus Starred, June 2005 Horn Book, April 2006

Since the death of his mother, Tobin's family and school life have been in disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate, Henry, everything starts to fall into place.

6.8 5-8 Follett Library Resources

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Self-esteem--Fiction.
Family problems--Fiction.
Grandmothers--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Chickens--Fiction.
School stories.

PZ7.D75455 / Ch 2007

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