Blue Birds

by Caroline Starr Rose

Other authors: Anna Balbusso (Cover artist), Elena Balbusso (Cover artist)

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"As tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi"--

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In a verse novel, told through the intertwined narratives of a young English girl and a Native American girl, Rose captures the truism that friendship bridges cultural divides. The two girls in the Roanoke colony during the 16th century don't speak the same language but through gestures and kindness, they overcome fear of the unknown (one another). (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Caroline Starr Rose	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Balbusso, Anna	Cover artist	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Balbusso, Elena	Cover artist	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Cardinal Cup (Winner – Young Readers – 2016)

NCSLMA YA Book Award (Nominee – Middle School – 2016)

NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (Verse Novels – 2016)

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Nerdy Book Award (Poetry and Novels in Verse – 2015)

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