"How to Make a Bird" by Martine Murray is a heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows a young girl named Tilly as she navigates the complexities of friendship, family, and self-discovery. Set in a small Australian town, Tilly finds solace in her imaginative world and her passion for crafting birds from various materials. As she confronts the challenges of growing up, including the looming changes in her relationships and the loss of innocence, Tilly learns to embrace her creativity and individuality. The novel beautifully intertwines themes of growth, resilience, and the importance of connection in the pursuit of one's dreams. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 240 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by Arthur A. Levine Books .

Martine Murray is a young author and illustrator who has studied painting, movement and dance. She once joined a circus, but now she teaches yoga, makes dance theatre and writes stories.