Bird Lake Moon (14 page)

Authors: Kevin Henkes

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PRAISE FOR THE ACCLAIMED NOVELS OF AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR KEVIN HENKES
“Kevin Henkes's words are worth a thousand pictures.” â
The New York Times

The Year of Billy Miller
(available September 2013)

Illustrated by the author

“Billy Miller's second-grade year is quietly spectacular in a wonderfully ordinary way. Sweetly low-key and totally accessible.” â
Kirkus Reviews

Olive's Ocean

Winner of a Newbery Honor

“Characters and setting are painted in with the deft strokes of an experienced artist.” â
Kirkus Reviews

Junonia

A
School Library Journal
Best Book of the Year

“Henkes captures the honest frustrations and not-so-nice moments of kid-dom, wrapped in spare, lilting language and evocative illustrations.” â
Family Circle

Bird Lake Moon

“A novel as tender as his acclaimed
Olive's Ocean
. .Â .Â . Remarkable.” â
Publishers Weekly

“A significant and highly readable book.” â
School Library Journal

The Birthday Room

“Henkes explores family relationships with breathtaking tenderness, showing how feelings of guilt, bitterness and fear can be quelled by more deeply rooted love.” â
Publishers Weekly

Sun & Spoon

An American Library Association Notable Book

“Henkes captures young angst with respect and honesty.” â
School Library Journal

Two Under Par

Illustrated by the author

“Touching and funny.” â
Publishers Weekly

Protecting Marie

A
School Library Journal
Best Book of the Year

“A simply told but multilayered story, rich in imagery and feeling.” â
Kirkus Reviews

Words of Stone

Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year

“An outstanding book. One of the year's best.” â
Kirkus Reviews

The Zebra Wall

“Fans of Beverly Cleary and Betsy Byars will enjoy this Henkes selection.” â
School Library Journal

CREDITS

Cover design by Kevin Henkes and Paul Zakris

COPYRIGHT

This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real.

B
IRD LAKE MOON
. Copyright Â© 2008 by Kevin Henkes. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Henkes, Kevin.

Bird Lake moon / by Kevin Henkes.

p. cm.

“Greenwillow Books.”

Summary: Twelve-year-old Mitch and his mother are spending the summer with his grandparents at Bird Lake after his parents separate, and ten-year-old Spencer and his family have returned to the lake where Spencer's older brother drowned long ago, and as the boys become friends and spend time together, each of them begins to heal.

ISBN 978-0-06-147076-9 (trade bdg.) â ISBN 978-0-06-147078-3 (lib. bdg.) â ISBN 978-0-06-147079-0 (pbk.)

EPub Edition February 2013 ISBN 9780062284594

[1. DivorceâFiction. 2. GriefâFiction. 3. LakesâFiction. 4. FriendshipâFiction. 5. Family lifeâWisconsinâFiction. 6. WisconsinâFiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.H389Bir 2008 [Fic]âdc22 2007036564

10 11 12 13 14
CG/CW
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

First Greenwillow paperback edition, 2010.

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