A Secret Shared

Name: A Secret Shared
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN: 9780063134959

Author: Patricia MacLachlan

Narrator: Caitlin Kelly

Unabridged: 1 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/28/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Newbery Medal–winning author Patricia MacLachlan paints a moving portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the importance of bringing the truth out into the light, in this beautiful and profound story about adoption. Nora and Ben’s younger sister Birdy loves to keep secrets. She surprises her family more than once: She hides a kitten in her room. She writes a beautiful poem. One day Birdy watches her mother spit into a tube, ready to send it off to find out more about herself and where her family came from. Birdy spits into a tube, too, when no one sees her. But when the test results come back, they are a surprise. Birdy is seemingly not related to Nora and Ben’s parents. But if she is adopted, how could that have happened without the children knowing? Nora and Ben must learn when to keep a secret, and who to go to for help—and eventually, how to solve this secret for the entire family.

About Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. She was also the author of many beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Diana

A SECRET SHARED is a sweet middle grade story about adoption and the meaning of family. Twins Nora and Ben discover that their little sister Birdy has different ancestry than they do from a secret DNA test. If Birdy isn't their biological sister, then where did she come from, and why are their paren......more

Goodreads review by Darla

Short and sweet. MacLachlan takes spare prose and bits of poetry and says profound things about secrets. The art of keeping a secret is difficult. Knowing when to share and with whom can be an almost impossible task. When that sneaky secret gets out to the wrong person, then what they do adds to the......more

Goodreads review by Emily

Thank you to NetGalley for an audio arc! A Shared Secret is a middle grade story about twins Nora and Ben and their younger sister Birdy. Through the results of a DNA test, Ben and Nora realize that Birdy does not share the same ancestry as their parents, and they begin uncovering the secrets their p......more

Goodreads review by Donna

Wish all family secrets shared turned out this beautifully where it truly doesn't matter where you came from.......more