Blue Heron, Avi
Blue Heron, Avi
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Blue Heron

Author: Avi

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 4 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/14/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults What is magic really for? As Maggie approaches her thirteenth birthday, she wants to believe that some kind of magic can stop the changes all around her. Her visit with her father and his new family at a lakeside cabin makes her wonder. Will he still love her as much, now that he has a new family, or will he love her baby half-sister more? Her father seems troubled and withdrawn and, while he insists nothing is wrong, she worries. Alone with her own secret thoughts, Maggie finds comfort in the beautiful blue heron she visits at the lake every morning. With each visit, she grows more attached to the bird, and she becomes aware that someone else is watching, too—someone who's putting the bird in great danger. Through her determination to protect the bird, Maggie begins to understand the magic of change in her own life, and in the constantly changing world around her.

About Avi

Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Visit him at Avi-Writer.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cynthia on April 15, 2018

I have read this book about 4 times in my life, once when I was in about middle school, once in my twenties, and once in my thirties (there may have been another time that I am forgetting). Each time I read it I not only get a sense of peace, but I understand that message(s) behind the book:love wit......more

Goodreads review by Mary on August 20, 2022

I first read this book with my 4th grade class. It left such an impact on me that when I remembered it recently, I had to go for a re-read. The introspective narrator is a delight, and suits the pace of the summer vacation we're reading about. Though this is an easily-digestible children's book, the......more

Goodreads review by Art on September 05, 2008

A good look at our environment from the point of view of a young girl coming of age and visiting w/Her father and new wife. I would put this book alongside "The Lorax" and Rachel Carson, "Silent Spring". Also "The Snow Falcon" and the one about the girl/boy w/lived and was helped by a Badger. I have s......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on November 29, 2022

I have mentioned before that Avi can be hit or miss with me and this one was primarily a miss. The characters were never developed and the protagonist is really the only one in the book who is not an idiot. That idea always bothers me. Even the characters who barely make an appearance are idiots. It......more

Goodreads review by Ann on May 27, 2024

(From the dusty shelf) This one had more to it than I was expecting....the protagonist's dad is not only lying about some very important things (his employment status, his health) but he's also a world-class jerk. His very young second wife (stepmother to the main character) ends up being the person......more