num_pages: 260
description: Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six months later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks. She's more concerned with avoiding her crazy cousin Peach and trying to figure out why her best friend, Declaration, suddenly won't talk to her. Life is full of surprises. And the biggest one of all is learning what it takes to handle them.Deborah Wiles has created a unique, funny, and utterly real cast of characters in this heartfelt, and quintessentially Southern coming-of-age novel. Comfort will charm young readers with her wit, her warmth, and her struggles as she learns about life, loss, and ultimately, triumph.
language: English
title: Each Little Bird that Sings
titlecomplete: Each Little Bird that Sings
genres: Middle Grade, Dogs, Young Adult, Childrens, Death, Fiction, Juvenile, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 7571
places: Snapfinger, Mississippi
series: Aurora County
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: E.B. White Read Aloud Award
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Josette Frank Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Alabama Author Award
category: Juvenile, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Clarion Books