The Poetry of Car Mechanics

by Heidi E. Y. Stemple

In this powerful middle-grade novel-in-verse, Dylan seeks solace through birdwatching and poetry in the woods behind his grandfather's auto shop--but when he rescues an injured hawk, he must learn to confront the broken parts in himself, too.

15-year-old Dylan has always felt like an outsider in his small town. Isolated when he was younger as the result of his unpredictable, now absent mother and feeling like a disappointment to his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662660219
• ISBN13: 9781662660214
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Wordsong
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7