AR Book Level
5.5
AR Points
3
Word Count
21,021
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
201241 EN
About this book
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.
