Duckling

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About:

Title: Duckling
Author: Kamila Shamsie
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Reading Age/Grade Level: Children ages 6 and up, for younger groups, expect to read this in sections, it's a longer one and dense for kids

Summary:

On the farm, some eggs are hatching. A flock of sweet ducklings are popping out but one duckling looks different from all the others.Kamila Shamsie retells The Ugly Duckling with great empathy and a warm heart. Cast out and all alone, the odd duckling will need all her bravery and curiosity to survive. Her journey is a search for belonging, but what she finds is the right to be different.

Notes from our Vetting Team:

“It addresses a lot of issues of prejudice. Body image, people speaking differently, feeling better (or less worthy) than others.”.