The Absence of Sparrows

by Kurt Kirchmeier

Book Overview

Stranger Things meets The Stand in this haunting coming-of-age novel about a plague that brings the world to a halt -- and the boy who believes that his town's missing sparrows can save his family.
In the small town of Griever's Mill, eleven-year-old Ben Cameron is expecting to finish off his summer of relaxing and bird-watching without a hitch. But everything goes wrong when dark clouds roll in.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316450928
• ISBN13: 9780316450928
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.3" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7