Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.5
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
21021
Points per Word
0.000143
Description
In "Sticky Beak" by Morris Gleitzman, Rowena, a mute girl, rescues a pet cockatoo from the class bully and decides to adopt the bird. As she cares for the cockatoo, she begins to work through her feelings about the new baby her father and stepmother are expecting. The book is set in a middle grade classroom and explores themes of family change and self-expression.