Chasing Redbird

Sharon Creech

Ages 9 to 11

1998 Nominee

Whitbread Children's Book Award

23 March 2001
9780330397827
224 pages

Synopsis

To Zinny Taylor, life is like trying to untangle spaghetti – she needs to escape the chaos of her family. So when she finds a long-forgotten trail in the wild woods near her home, she resolves to follow it. It’s a journey that leads her to unravel the dark secrets of her aunt’s life – and her own. And while Zinny chases ghosts in the woods, gorgeous Jake Boone is determined to chase her . . .