Sugar Birds: A Novel

WINNER: 2021 AMERICAN FICTION AWARDS

WINNER: CHRISTIANITY TODAY’S 2022 FICTION AWARD OF MERIT

WINNER: 2022 ACFW CAROL AWARD

GOLD WINNER: 2022 IPPY AWARD

FINALIST: 2022 CHRISTY AWARD

WINNER: 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

SILVER WINNER: 2022 NAUTILUS AWARD

WINNER: 2021 BEST BOOK AWARD

SILVER WINNER: 2021 FOREWORD INDIES AWARD

SILVER WINNER: 2021 READER'S FAVORITE AWARD

NW WASHINGTON STATE, 1985

For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter, Aggie, the ways of the northern woods, where she sketches nests of wild birds as an antidote to sadness. Then her unpredictable mother forbids her to climb the trees that give her sanctuary and comfort. Angry, ten-year-old Aggie accidentally lights a tragic fire and flees downriver. She lands her boat near untamed forest, then hides among trees and creatures she considers her only friends—determined to remain undiscovered.

A search party gathers hours after Celia arrives at her grandmother's nearby farm. Hurting from her parents' breakup, she also plans to run. But when she joins the hunt for Aggie, she meets two irresistible young men who compel her to stay. One is autistic; the other, dangerous.

Ideal for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and The Great Alone, Sugar Birds is a layered, riveting story set in the breathtaking natural world—where characters encounter the mending power of forgiveness, for themselves and for those who have failed them.

Winner of multiple Earphones, Odyssey, and Odyssey Honor Awards, Jayne Entwistle's narration has landed on Audiofile Magazine's list of Best Audiobooks of the Year.

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" A true page-turner . . . An engrossing tale." —KIRKUS REVIEWS