The Hermit Thrush Sings
by Susan Butler
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After a natural disaster has all but destroyed the earth, the orphaned and "defective" Leora, while searching for her sister, defies the oppressive laws of the land and joins a band of rebels trying to overthrow the government.Tags
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- Canonical title
- The Hermit Thrush Sings
- Original publication date
- 1999
- People/Characters
- Leora; Reba; Wiggala; Tomo
- Important places
- Village Three; Edgeland
- Dedication
- For my mother, who taught me to love a good story
- First words
- "Teeuu, Teeuu."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"That she is," he said.
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Tween, Teen, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .B97765 .H — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Members
- 137
- Popularity
- 240,060
- Rating
- (3.83)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 6
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 2
