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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on June 1, 2017
"It rained and rained and rained...The streets smelled of mutton soup and coal dust. And no one spoke my language. All of it told me this is not where you belong." An elderly Welsh miner and a young Italian boy bond over the care and training of homing pigeons in this atmospheric and hopeful tale of immigration and friendship. Told in the first person by the boy, who has been unwillingly transplanted from Rome to Wales, the narrative follows the pair as they train Mr. Evans's pigeons, including a sma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
"It rained and rained and rained...The streets smelled of mutton soup and coal dust. And no one spoke my language. All of it told me this is not where you belong." An elderly Welsh miner and a young Italian boy bond over the care and training of homing pigeons in this atmospheric and hopeful tale of immigration and friendship. Told in the first person by the boy, who has been unwillingly transplanted from Rome to Wales, the narrative follows the pair as they train Mr. Evans's pigeons, including a sma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
