One Degree of Freedom by Taryn R. Hutchison

“Sugar Birds is a tour de force, with protagonist Agate as uniquely powerful as The Hunger Games’s Katniss. DONNA VANDERGRIEND, former chaplain author of Out of the Mouths of Grandbabes Sugar Birds is the best book I have read in ages, and is a book for all ages.” “This novel illustrates truth I know in my bones-that there is a great mending for all of my life-gashes and deep aches. SWEENEY, award-winning author of Answer Creek Bostrom’s deft language, deep reverence for the natural world, and keen understanding of the human condition merge in this enduring novel of forgiveness and hope.” “A new heroine is born! Ten-year-old Aggie’s voice is innocent, fresh, and compelling. KATHERINE JAMES, award-winning novelist author of the memoir A Prayer for Orion “Cheryl Bostrom’s hard-to-put-down Sugar Birds reminds me of the classic, My Side of the Mountain-one of those rare books that appeal to every age full of depth, pages that turn quickly, and most of all, ebullient truth.” MONA STUART, author of Raising Children at Promise Stirring, intelligent, and lyrical, Sugar Birds was so worth the wait.” “Since her first books over two decades ago, I’ve longed to see how Cheryl Bostrom’s gift of scientific, elegant thought and language would shape her fiction. His Hands: A Scientist’s Journey from Atheism to Faith SY GARTE, PHD award-winning author of The Works of I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”

Bostrom drew me into souls of beautifully drawn characters and planted me in farmlands and forests where those characters fail, suffer, grow and love. “A riveting, redemptive story! I couldn’t put it down. SARA EASTERLY, award-winning author of Searching for Mom “Exquisite setting, unique characters, and a gripping plot blend with complex family storylines to make Sugar Birds a page-turner that stays embedded in your soul for a welcomed long while.”

HUTCHISON, award-winning writer and author of One Degree of Freedom Bostrom’s voice reminds me of Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing and Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Sugar Birds is a powerful coming-of-age story of betrayal and loss, rebellion and anger, friendship, forgiveness and redemption, all woven into a testament to the wondrous natural world … packed into one heart-pounding read. “Bostrom takes her readers gently by the hand and plunges them into an immersive tale straight from page one. An engrossing tale of survival and redemption in the Pacific Northwest.” … The supporting characters are equally strong, including the teenager’s bird biologist grandmother and Aggie’s autistic brother, Burnaby … The story is a true page-turner all the way to the end. … Aggie is a wonderfully magnetic character: a scrappy, stubborn preteen whose father has taught her to survive off the land. “Bostrom’s prose is propulsive and detailed.

One Degree of Freedom by Taryn R. Hutchison