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Esther Ehrlich has written one of the best books of the season. Nest is listed as a middle grade book but it has a lot to teach all of us. The language is rich and powerful. The story line is deceptively simple.

Chirp is the main character. She is entranced with birds and dancing. She lives on Cape Cod with her family in a seemingly quite idyllic life. But as we know seemingly can change abruptly � and it does. With her mother’s diagnosis of MS, the story becomes more complex and Chirp’s world changes. Esther Ehrlich has written a beautiful story about how life changes and figuring out a new reality is not easy.

I really enjoyed reading Nest by Esther Ehrlich. I felt that the story was powerful and evocative. This is a book I will suggest to my fellow teachers in the middle grades. It is also one I would use in a classroom with the right group of students.