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Title	:	The Milk of Birds
Author	:	Sylvia Whitman
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	April 16th 2013 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Categories	:	Young Adult. Fiction. Cultural. Africa. Contemporary. War. Realistic Fiction

The Milk of Birds

Sylvia Whitman

Hardcover | Pages: 384 pages

Rating: 4.06 | 508 Users | 120 Reviews

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This timely, heartrending novel tells the moving story of a friendship between two girls: one an American teen, one a victim of the crisis in Darfur.

Know that there are many words behind the few on this paper...

Fifteen-year-old Nawra lives in Darfur, Sudan, in a camp for refugees displaced by the Janjaweed’s trail of murder and destruction. Nawra cannot read or write, but when a nonprofit organization called Save the Girls pairs her with an American donor, Nawra dictates her thank-you letters. Putting her experiences into words begins to free her from her devastating past—and to brighten the path to her future.

K. C. is an American teenager from Richmond, Virginia, who hates reading and writing—or anything that smacks of school. But as Nawra pours grief and joy into her letters, she inspires K. C. to see beyond her own struggles. And as K. C. opens her heart in her responses to Nawra, she becomes both a dedicated friend and a passionate activist for Darfur.

In this poetic tale of unlikely sisterhood, debut author Sylvia Whitman captures the friendship between two girls who teach each other compassion and share a remarkable bond that bridges two continents.

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ISBN:	144244682X (ISBN13: 9781442446823)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Darfur,2008(Sudan) Richmond, Virginia,2008(United States)
Literary Awards:	Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Nominee (2014)

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Too often, in young adult novels the characters have it too easy: they are white most of the time. They rarely have to think about how their parents are going to pay for something; money is just there. They usually live in the first world. Their parents are often not in the picture; theyve checked out, somehow. In too many YA novels the characters have only the slightest of conflicts, antagonists or problems. None of that is happily true of The Milk of Birds. In this double narrative/

sadly, this did lean more towards a 2.5 star book than a 3 star one. i liked the characters and whatnot, but the freaking writing. one minute i could love it, than the next minute i would be on verge of dnfing it. not something i look forward to in a promising story.

I remember when I was younger, ,y mom would take my sister and I to the dentist and in his office he would have the Highlight Magazine. Anyway in this magazine there would be a list of children who wanted pen pals. It was a pretty big thing back then, but it was only listings of the children in the United States. In this book an aid society asked for volunteers for pen pals and a small stipend to send to them, and American children were paired up with refuges living in camps. This is how K. C.

Teens from opposite sides of the worlds forge a friendship through letters in Milk of Birds by Sylvia Whitman. Nawra is 15, and she lives in Darfur, Sudan, in a refugee camp. K.C. lives a middle class life in Richmond Virginia. Their lives could not be more different. Nawra faces excruciating circumstances: illiteracy, multiple family deaths, home displacement, rape, pregnancy. K.C. lives with divorce, loneliness and an unsuccessful school career. The two find each other as penpals through the

Wow, what a fantastic story. Sure makes you rethink the importance of your life and your legacy. This book is about two young girls who become pen pals. One girl out of necessity and the other for writing practice. So many amazing lessons. This book stays with you long after the story is over.

I read this book in the attempt to get it approved for the novel list in my school district. I think it will fit nicely. Its not too hard to read (I certainly could have read it faster), its super engrossing (the mix of narrative, epistemological chapters, and story telling, was an easy sell), its heartbreaking (in a good way), and I can see 7th and 8th graders buying into this read easily. Both Nawra, and KC have very distinct personalities, and they both have their struggles in life, and I

A beautiful story about international friendship and care that occur because of an American teenager being *ahem* strongly encouraged to become a pen pal with a teenage refugee in Darfur, Sudan. The story is told in a combination of letters between the two girls with other text from the point of view of each. We get to see each girl grow -- Nawra from Darfur learns to write and to speak up and share what has been done to her over the course of the novel and K.C. learns how to work through her