Sarah Juckes

Dec 1, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Sarah Juckes |Sharon King-Chai |Jeff Kinney

A beautifully written novel, pervaded with bittersweet and complex internal conflict. Jasper, a 9-year-old with severe anxiety, used to watch birds with his older sister, Rosie. They kept their own journal of bird facts and looked out for the nightingale’s annual visit. Their hobby offered a calming escape from their tension-filled home lives, with financially struggling parents who were constantly working.

Dec 1, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Sarah Juckes |Sharon King-Chai |Jeff Kinney |Marissa Meyer

Readers can still rely on this series to bring laughs. When Great Aunt Reba dies, she leaves some money to the family. Greg’s mom calls a family meeting to determine what to do with their share, proposing home improvements and then overruling the family’s cartoonish wish lists and instead pushing for an addition to the kitchen.

Oct 11, 2024 | slj.com | Sarah Juckes |Rebekah J. Buchanan |Amanda MacGregor |Rachel Lynn

. Oct. 2024. 272p. pap. $8.99. ISBN 9781684649471. COPY ISBN Gr 3-7–Nine-year-old Jasper loves his older sister Rosie, who takes him bird-watching and helps him deal with his severe anxiety when their parents are too busy to pay attention. Together they are writing The Big Book of Birds, filled with information about all the birds they find. Rosie promises to return from university to hunt for the nightingale that visits every spring, but she doesn’t return.