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Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle by Shawn K. Stout (2024, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPeachtree Publishing Company Inc.
ISBN-101682635511
ISBN-139781682635513
eBay Product ID (ePID)5057286199
Product Key Features
Book TitleImpossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFantasy & Magic, Social Themes / Death & Dying, Animals / Birds
Publication Year2024
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorShawn K. Stout
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23/eng/20220527
Reviews"A compelling hybrid tale of realistic survival and supernatural adventure; fans of Kate DiCamillo will enjoy the style of writing in this unique middle grade novel." --School Library Journal "Told primarily through Cutie's unsparing point of view (with occasional asides from the ravens) and fully at home in its Appalachian setting, the novel treats poverty, loss, and the magical with matter-of-fact acceptance. . . . An intriguing story from an author who deserves more acclaim." --Kirkus Reviews "Navigating sensitive topics like unequal food access, disabilities, and the loss of one's parents, the approachable adventure novel The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle conveys empathy for both people and nature." --Foreword Reviews "Cutie is a practical and intuitive narrator, picking up on clues the ravens leave her and making astute observations about her life in poverty and the factors that keep her there. Stout depicts the tumultuous circumstances of Cutie's life sensitively. . . ." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Grade FromThird Grade
Dewey Decimal813/.6
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisDo you believe in impossible things? Cutie Grackle does. She has to. Otherwise, she'll never be more than a lonely 10 year old in a cursed family. Cutie Grackle is used to being different--she lives alone on a mountain with her feeble-minded uncle, and when she's not sucking pebbles to trick her stomach into feeling full, she's chatting with a weathered garden gnome for company. But having a flock of ravens follow you is more than just different. Cutie worries the birds are connected to the curse Uncle Horace tends to mutter about. And she's right. The ravens present her with a fortune from a cookie, and when she touches it she's pulled into a vision from her family's past. It involves the curse and her long-lost mother. The birds offer up a series of objects, each imbued with memories that eventually reveal Cutie must do what her mother could not: break the curse. Part outdoor survival adventure, part fantastical quest, Shawn K. Stout's The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle is a journey of hope, heart, and a willingness to believe in the impossible.
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