Nightbird — Content Guide for Parents
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Bestselling author Alice Hoffman's bewitching Nightbird is perfect for ages 10-13: love and friendship empower a lonely girl to embrace her uniqueness and discover her strengths.
Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twig's family that was meant to last forever. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. It's time to break the spell.
Praise
Nominated for:
The Great Stone Face Award (NH)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Illinois)
The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland)
"Hoffman reminds us that there are secrets everywhere . . . Nightbird soars."
--The New York Times
"Alice Hoffman has a gift for melding magic and realism in a way that makes nearly anything seem possible."
--Shelf Awareness, Starred
"The mix of romance and magic is irresistible."
--Kirkus Reviews
What Other Authors Are Saying
"I love the way Alice Hoffman creates the most ordinary people and then turns their lives magical. . . . [Nightbird] is like reentering a wonderful dream that you vaguely remember." --Lois Lowry, two-time Newbery Medal-winning author of The Giver
Frequently asked questions
Is Nightbird appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Townspeople hunt the supposed monster and want to kill it, which puts James in danger, though no attack is described. The story has a few tense moments, mainly the hunt for the town's supposed monster, and a reviewer says nothing really terrible happens.
Does Nightbird have violence?
Found (Brief): Townspeople hunt the supposed monster and want to kill it, which puts James in danger, though no attack is described.
Does Nightbird have scary content?
Found (Brief): The story has a few tense moments, mainly the hunt for the town's supposed monster, and a reviewer says nothing really terrible happens.
Does Nightbird have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightbird have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightbird have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightbird have climate?
Found (Brief): A subplot has a developer planning to clear the town's forest, which threatens a colony of owls, and graffiti protests the development.
Does Nightbird have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightbird have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightbird have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
