Loved itIt was delightful and it straight up had me all up in my feelings, which I personally love when a book has me all up in my feelings. It's just a very layered story with a lot going on.
Little Bones (2025)
Others: Positive Since the accident, eleven-year-old Bones spends her time drawing animal skeletons and scavenging for dead things to add to her collection. She’s drifted away from her friends and doesn’t want to make new ones. One night, Bones wishes on a full moon and unintentionally resurrects the skeleton of a baby bird. Bird wants to return to his natural (dead) state, so Bones agrees to reverse the curse – not that she knows how. As she and Bird work out the secrets of the magic, Bones remembers what it’s like to have a friend. How can she let Bird go when she doesn’t want to say goodbye? With gorgeous greyscale illustrations of Bones’s collected items scattered throughout, this book is perfect for big-hearted readers of Karen Foxlee and Zana Fraillon.
- ISBN:
- 9780702270314
- Length:
- 288 pages
Genres: fantasy, young adult, poetry
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