Birds on Wishbone Street

By Suzanne Del Rizzo

A refugee boy and a bird in need bring a community together.

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40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Sami, a young refugee from Syria, finds himself in a new neighborhood on Wishbone Street. Struggling to adjust, he bonds with Moe over their shared love for birds. When they discover a cardinal in distress, Sami's past experience with pigeons becomes crucial. This act of kindness not only saves the bird but also helps Sami feel at home. As friendships blossom, the story reveals the universal power of compassion and connection, showing that despite our differences, we are all more alike than we think.

From the publisher

A simple act of neighborly kindness and a bird that needs their aid helps former refugee Sami settle into his new community with new-found friend Moe Moe’s neighbors on Wishbone Street come from all over the world, and she’s excited to meet the new boy who just arrived from Syria. Sami isn’t quite ready to talk about his past, but he loves birds just as much as Moe does. And who wouldn’t have fun in a parkette full of packing snow? When the children discover a female cardinal stunned by the cold, Sami uses his experience taking care of pigeons in Syria to help rescue the bird–an incident that helps Sami to feel more at home. In Birds on Wishbone Street, author/illustrator Suzanne Del Rizzo demonstrates the power of an act of kindness, telling a story about finding home and making friends in new places. Illustrated with her signature polymer clay art, the story revisits characters from Del Rizzo’s New York Times Notable My Beautiful Birds and reminds us that we’re all more similar than we are different.

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