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Yellow Bird Sings
Yellow Bird Sings | Jennifer Rosner
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"A beautiful book in so many ways...Gripping, heartrending, and so very real." --Lisa Wingate, author of Before We Were Yours In Poland, as World War II rages, a mother hides with her young daughter, a musical prodigy whose slightest sound may cost them their lives. As Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Rza and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighbor's barn. Hidden in the hayloft day and night, Shira struggles to stay still and quiet, as music pulses through her and the farmyard outside beckons. To soothe her daughter and pass the time, Rza tells her a story about a girl in an enchanted garden: The girl is forbidden from making a sound, so the yellow bird sings. He sings whatever the girl composes in her head: high-pitched trills of piccolo; low-throated growls of contrabassoon. Music helps the flowers bloom. In this make-believe world, Rza can shield Shira from the horrors that surround them. But the day comes when their haven is no longer safe, and Rza must make an impossible choice: whether to keep Shira by her side or give her the chance to survive apart. Inspired by the true stories of Jewish children hidden during World War II, Jennifer Rosner's debut is a breathtaking novel about the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter. Beautiful and riveting, The Yellow Bird Sings is a testament to the triumph of hope--a whispered story, a bird's song--in even the darkest of times.
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Yellow Bird Sings | Jennifer Rosner
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I hit up a Little Free Library as well.

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CassieT
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This book is beautiful. The lilting prose is almost lyrical. The emotions are palpable and the little bird is almost tangible. I have read many books about the Holocaust and the years that followed, but this book stands alone. I don‘t want to say much more for risk of ruining some aspect of the story. Just read it.

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Cathyloves2read
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Such a beautiful book! While reading this book, I further realized how horrific the struggles that those of the Jewish faith faced during WWII. The underlying theme is “never give up”. The obstacles that the main characters came against were more than most could bear. But, somehow they found the strength to go on. It is this kind of strength that I pray we all find no matter what we face. There are always better days ahead.