Starbird Murphy and the World Outside
Kindle Edition
Viking Juvenile · Ebook · June 17, 2014
In her sixteen years of life, Starbird has never touched a dollar bill.
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- Who it’s for
- A sheltered life meets the wider world in a coming-of-age story with humor and poignancy.
- Themes
- Self-discovery, Finding a sense of purpose, Life in a commune
- Genres
- Coming of Age, New Experiences for Teens, YA Family Stories
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In her sixteen years of life, Starbird has never touched a dollar bill. She’s never been in a car. She’s never used a cell phone. That’s because Starbird has always lived on the Free Family Farm, a commune in the woods of Washington State. But all that is about to change. When Starbird gets her ?Calling” to be a waitress at the Free Family’s restaurant in Seattle, she decides to leave behind the only home she’s ever known.
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Nothing could have prepared Starbird for the World Outside, or for what it would teach her about the Family?and herself. From the author of The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door comes this hilarious and poignant story about finding your true calling in life.
Outside the Familiar
A sheltered life meets the wider world in a coming-of-age story with humor and poignancy.
Come here for
- A young woman’s first encounters with ordinary modern life
- The pull between an unconventional home and a life of her own
Expect
- A coming-of-age story about discovery and self-understanding
- Humor alongside moments of poignancy
Where it sits
| Coming of Age | 83% |
|---|---|
| New Experiences for Teens | 39% |
| YA Family Stories | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Alternative Family Stories
- Love & First Crushes
- New Experiences
- Authors
- Karen Finneyfrock
- Publisher
- Viking Juvenile
- Published
- June 17, 2014
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Self-discovery · Finding a sense of purpose · Life in a commune
- Reading lane
- Alternative Family Stories