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“Intriguing, delightful, and touching.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
“Creech’s best yet.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
It started out as an ordinary summer. But the minute thirteen-year-old Zinny discovered the old, overgrown trail that ran through the woods behind her family’s house, she realized that things were about to change.
It was her chance to finally make people notice her, and to have a place she could call her very own. But more than that, Zinny knew that the trail somehow held the key to all kinds of questions. And that the only way to understand her family, her Aunt Jessie’s death, and herself, was to find out where it went.
From Newbery Medal-winning author Sharon Creech comes a story of love, loss, and understanding, an intricately woven tale of a young girl who sets out in search of her place in the world—and discovers it in her own backyard.
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
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"This is another good book by Sharon Creech. The author does a great job of portraying her characters. Her main character is a 13 year old girl dealing with death, love, guilt, growing up, and trying to figure out who she is. Even though I didn't have to deal with all of the situations she does, it strongly reminded me of how I felt and thought at that age, which shows that growing up is a fairly universal thing, we all struggle with similar issues."
— Amy (4 out of 5 stars)
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“This is a beautifully told story, with some very funny moments.”
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“Creech’s language is as fresh as the natural wonders Zinny encounters in the woods…This sturdy but sensitive tale is Creech’s best yet.”
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“Harper brings Zinny’s voice to life—and voice is this author’s strong suit.”
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“Creech crams her novel full of wonderful characters, proficient dialogue, bracing descriptions, and a merry use of language. A bundle of contradictions, Zinny is at her prickly, individualistic best when fending off the overtures of 16-year-old Jake Boone, whom she (mistakenly) suspects of using her to get to her older sister.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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ALA Best Book for Young Adults
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Finalist for the Parents‘ Choice Award Silver Honor
Chasing Redbird Listener Reviews
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" i love sharon creech!!! shes da best! "
— Annika, 2/20/2014 -
" Liked the coming of age aspect of this story and her quirky family. "
— Ms, 2/14/2014 -
" Another Creech I'm reading with my class right now Her books are full of journeys and discovering one self along the way. This one even more than the others as Zinny clears an unknown trail and then finds herself in the process. "
— Alyson, 1/31/2014 -
" This was a intersting book; loved it, but I was hoping for a better ending "
— *Bri*, 1/27/2014 -
" I do love Sharon Creech and have read several of her books with my daughters when they were pre-teens and tweens. This was a good one--not my favorite but I enjoyed it. "
— Annie, 1/26/2014 -
" i really liked this book. i wish that i was zinny so i could experience her kind of summer! "
— Therese, 1/24/2014 -
" These characters were weird beyond what I'm used to encountering in my daily life. "
— Sarah, 1/20/2014 -
" One of my favorite books when I was younger. I could really relate to Zinny and how she felt as a teenager. "
— Whitney, 12/30/2013 -
" This is one of my favorite books from my childhood. I was always able to relate to Zinny for some reason, and I was always enraptured with the idea of exploring my own trail. I will probably be reading this book for years to come! "
— Jessica, 12/9/2013 -
" This is one of my daughter's favorite authors. I enjoyed both this book and Bloomability by Sharon Creech. An easy read. Great for 9-12 year group. "
— Mellissa, 12/1/2013 -
" an exsiting book to keep you wondering till the end i think it's a great book all round and a must read in my opinon "
— Megan, 11/19/2013 -
" This was again a little quirky (as many of Sharon Creech's books are) but also amazing. I would recommend it to almost anyone! "
— Lizzy, 11/11/2013 -
" OMG THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING "
— Stephanie, 11/4/2013 -
" I love this book! It was my favorite when I was younger, but honestly, I still love it. It's a quick and easy but definitely lovable read. "
— Liz, 10/26/2013 -
" this was one of my favorite books when i was young "
— Katie, 7/16/2013 -
" I love Creech because she doesn't pull her punches. She recognizes that children are humans and have complex experiences and emotions. This book is full of her usual warm humor and punch-you-in-the-stomach sad moments. I heartily recommend it. "
— Casey, 7/9/2013 -
" I would imagine this book to be somewhat confusing to concrete thinkers. Not nearly as satisfying a story as some of her others -- particularly Walk Two Moons. "
— Gretel, 6/16/2013 -
" this is about a young country girl that is uncovering a trail, and at the same time she is uncovering her past. "
— Sarah, 2/13/2013 -
" A girl learns to face her grief and finds herself at the same time. "
— LeMira, 1/14/2013 -
" kinda sad, but pretty good "
— Sed, 12/27/2012 -
" This is my favorite book by Creech. It is about a little girl who grows up in a poor area in Kansas. Her cousin dies suddenly at a young age, which haunts her family "
— Caren, 12/6/2012 -
" This is a beautfully written book at which i cried at the end. But they were happy tears. "
— Liz, 10/22/2012 -
" Love me a Sharon Creech. "
— Kari, 8/18/2012 -
" This book was really good. "
— Amy, 2/25/2012 -
" this is a awesome book cuz i like realistic fiction "
— Dhruba, 10/8/2011 -
" good good good. not as good as walk two moons, but such a nice story. "
— Susan, 10/2/2011 -
" Good book so far! :) "
— Eliza, 9/24/2011 -
" I really enjoyed Chasing Redbird. The language was vivid and flavored the story and locale. I liked how Zinny matured and learned to cope with change. "
— Tressa, 7/13/2011 -
" Rating based on how much I enjoyed it as a child. I do plan to re-read it now that I've found a copy at a local used bookstore. "
— Natalie, 7/9/2011 -
" One of my favorite books when I was younger. I could really relate to Zinny and how she felt as a teenager. "
— Whitney, 5/16/2011 -
" It was great and kind of sad, plus scary. "
— Se, 5/12/2011 -
" Chasing Redbird was a good book. It had a mystery, romance and an exploration sort of theme. "
— Miranda, 4/16/2011 -
" 3.5. Sharon Creech always makes my heart happy=) "
— Michelle, 4/12/2011 -
" I thoungh the book was great. But it got confusing towards the end. "
— Maya, 4/4/2011 -
" Re-read this and remembered how much I like the main character and how she sleep out in the woods on her quest to clear the trail. I would like to be her, but from what I remember....it is way more work to clear a path in the weeds than the author makes it seem like. "
— Nicola, 3/30/2011 -
" This book was amazing! I loved it so much and i read it a lot. It's definatly a great book for kids too! "
— Rose, 3/23/2011 -
" One of my favorite books of all time. "
— Gabrielle, 3/16/2011 -
" I nice read, easily recommendable to any young teen, as all of Creech's books are. This is a tale of Zinny's journey of mending a 20 mile trail as well as toward a reconciliation with the death of her aunt. "
— Denise, 3/8/2011 -
" I could nitpick, but, bottom line... I really liked this. Right up my alley. "
— Cheryl, 2/4/2011
About Sharon Creech
Sharon Creech has written more than twenty books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the United States and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain’s Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler. Before beginning her writing career, she taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland.
About Jenna Lamia
Jenna Lamia is an actress and award-winning audiobook narrator. She has won the prestigious Audie Award, as well as more than a dozen AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her narration of The Book of Polly was named a 2018 Outstanding Audiobook Narration by RUSA. She narrated Mary E. Pearson’s The Adoration of Jenna Fox, which won a YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults award, and Carol Lynch Williams’ The Chosen One, for which she received the 2010 Audie Award for Best Female Solo Narration. She has appeared on and off-Broadway, and her acting credits include appearances on Oz, Law & Order: SVU, and NYPD Blue. She has attended Amherst College, New York University, and the Sorbonne in Paris.