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Coo
Coo
Coo
Audiobook7 hours

Coo

Written by Kaela Noel

Narrated by Jesse Vilinsky

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

In this exceptional debut, one young girl’s determination to save the flock she calls family creates a lasting impact on her community and in her heart. Gorgeous and literary, this is an unforgettable animal story about friendship, family, home, and belonging. For readers who love books by Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Applegate.

Ten years ago, an impossible thing happened: a flock of pigeons picked up a human baby who had been abandoned in an empty lot and carried her, bundled in blankets, to their roof. Coo has lived her entire life on the rooftop with the pigeons who saved her. It’s the only home she’s ever known. But then a hungry hawk nearly kills Burr, the pigeon she loves most, and leaves him gravely hurt.

Coo must make a perilous trip to the ground for the first time to find Tully, a retired postal worker who occasionally feeds Coo’s flock, and who can heal injured birds. Tully mends Burr’s broken wing and coaxes Coo from her isolated life. Living with Tully, Coo experiences warmth, safety, and human relationships for the first time. But just as Coo is beginning to blossom, she learns the human world is infinitely more complex—and cruel—than she could have imagined.

This remarkable debut novel will captivate readers from the very first line. Coo examines the bonds that make us family, the possibilities of love, and the importance of being true to yourself. Fans of Katherine Applegate, Kate DiCamillo, and Barbara O’Connor will devour this extraordinary story.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 3, 2020
ISBN9780062971661
Author

Kaela Noel

Kaela Noel is the author of Coo. She was born in San Francisco and grew up in New Jersey. She lives in Rhode Island with her family.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Coo is about a little girl who, for the first ten years of her life, was raised by pigeons. Abandoned as a baby, the pigeons carried her to the top of their roof and took care of her. One day though, a hawk injured Burr, the pigeon that means the most to Coo. She goes down to the ground for the first time to find Tully, a retired postal worker who feeds Coo's flock from time to time and has helped heal injured birds. Tully takes Coo under her wings, allowing Coo to experience what it is like to have constant warmth, safety, food, and human relationships. But just as Coo is starting to blossom, she learns not all humans are as nice and loving as Tully and some are planning she must help stop.

    I loved Coo's world - both with the pigeons and with Tully. Kaela Noel has an amazing talent at making her writing feel all warm and cozy. Even if it was in the middle of the blizzard, I could still feel the love in Coo's life.

    It's a cute and adorable story that will make you feel good inside. I don't see many books with pigeons as such characters as you do here. You won't be disappointed.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A flock of pigeons rescues an abandoned baby girl and raises her. How can you not love a story that begins like this? Coo is the abandoned girl who grows up with no human contact in an abandoned rooftop rookery with her pigeon family. When she's discovered one day and brought back to civilization, she learns about human warmth and friendship for the first time, but also a dangerous plot against the pigeons in the city. Coo must marshall her resources to save her beloved pigeons while navigating new human relationships.