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Fans of Katherine Applegate and Erin Entrada Kelly will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens.
 
Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they’ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the entire henhouse....
 
And then more of her great-uncle’s unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe.
 
Told in letters to Sophie’s abuela, quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, Unusual Chickens is a quirky, clucky classic in the making.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yearling; Reprint edition (March 8, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385755554
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385755559
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 11 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 880L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.13 x 0.57 x 7.63 inches
Reviewer: Kimberly Fujimura
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: amazing book!
Review: It was the best book ever! I loved the story and all the chickens powers. My favorite is roadrunner and camielon

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: My avid chicken-loving daughter LOVES this series!
Review: My 10 year old raises her very own chickens. She is often spouting off random chicken facts and tidbits, for she has done allll the research about them. So when I found this series I knew it was totally her. And it turns out 90% of the facts she throws at me are actually from this book! Its one of the only books I have ever heard her actually crack up while reading. Very cleverly written, lots of imagination mixed with real chicken facts but hidden so kids wouldn't even know they were actually learning! But mostly a super funny book, as my daughter said in her own words. She hopes a third will be out in the future, for not enough authors write fictional books on this subject.

Reviewer: Alyssa James
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Absolutely charming book!
Review: This was so adorable I could hardly stand it! It had the best heart and a good amount of silliness. I wasn't in love with the major conflict, but this book isn't really meant for an adult. Maybe the target audience would be fine with it. I have no idea how I would've been convinced to read this as a kid, but I would hope once it was in my hands, I'd have liked it too. I hope many kids love it and just have the best time!

Reviewer: Diane M. Laroche
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Chickens anyone?!
Review: I like the fact that my 9 year old granddaughter just devoured this well written cheeky book. I will be sending the second book in this series to her shortly!

Reviewer: Sida Qiu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I love chickens
Review: I love this book because i like chickens and are crazy about them. The chickens in this fabulous novel is very unique and unusual, as promised in the title. It is about a girl named Sophie that recently moved to a farm but she finds it boring. One day, though, she finds chickens in her backyard. They don’t have a lot of money, but her parents decided she could keep them.

Reviewer: A. Lannon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for the whole family!
Review: Review from my ten year old: this was a fun book to read. It was funny and clever and we had to get the sequel right away! Great book to share with the whole fam!

Reviewer: The Maryland Umbrella Group (MUG)
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: What I like about this book is that it gave a lot ...
Review: What I like about this book is that it gave a lot of good details and key points. However, I like the fact that the book didn't give chapter numbers because, it was kind of confusing to understand and hard to find my place in the story. I like this book, but I mostly prefer chapter books.

Reviewer: Barrie Summy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This book is DELIGHTFUL!
Review: What I Loved about this book (in no particular order): THE FORMAT. This story is told through letters from Sophie to her grandmother and great uncle (both deceased), letters between Sophie and the mysterious Agnes of the Redwood Farm Supply Company, a correspondence course for looking after chickens, recipes, newspaper articles, amazing line drawings and a quizz (as per the quiz, I would make a very excellent chicken farmer!). SOPHIE'S SUNNY-SIDE UP, RESOURCEFUL, PLUCKY ATTITUDE. I fell in love with that girl. How the DIVERSITY blends into the story and feels realistic. Sophie has brown skin, and her mother is Latino. Sophie is aware they are in the minority in the small town. At one point, they are even mistaken for migrant workers. ALL THE CHICKEN FACTS. Because there's just something about chickens, right? Lastly, the HUMOR.Highly recommended. Quit clucking and go get yourself a copy! My full review is here: [...]

Reviewer: Mrs A Peace
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: One very happy 8 yr old loved this book.

Reviewer: George Hancocks
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Unusual, funny book.

Reviewer: Karsten Hokamp
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: "Great story, well written but a bit too short" was the impression of my 12-year old after reading the book.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I did not like the book but it came in perfect condition.