A Bird on Water Street

A book deserving of a wide readership, recommended for all libraries. - Booklist Dulemba expertly weaves the strands of Coppertown's environmental, economic, and personal relationships and gives a life-affirming portrait of a Southern Appalachian town needing and ready for new life. Jack's story is set in the late 1980s, but could replicate the experience of countless miners' children in this country and the world, in the past century and the present. - Anne Broyles, author of Shy Mama's Halloween All in all, this was a book that I simply fell in love with. From an endearing narrator to a simple environmental message that made a strong point without being preachy, A Bird on Water Street was one of the best books I've read thus far in 2014. - Tangled Up in Reading I whipped through this book in two days. It's an engaging story that touches on heavy issues with a light hand. ... After reading A Bird on Water Street, I'm more appreciative of the wealth of trees, birds and even bugs(!) in my own neighborhood. I highly recommend this enjoyable read. - Jeanne Ryan, author of NERVE A Bird on Water Street takes the specific problems of a lesser-known locale and deftly layers universal teenage concerns, such as the question of what kind of person to become, and what path to take. Appropriate for advanced elementary/middle school readers, the book holds crossover appeal for older teens with its attention to setting and culture. - ForeWord Elizabeth Dulemba seamlessly melds a coming-of-age story to the reality of life in a single-industry town. This is a book that sings. - School Library Journal