Own Voices Book Discussion

The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner. As Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Róza and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighbor’s barn. Hidden in the hayloft day and night, Shira struggles to stay still and quiet, as music pulses through her and the farmyard outside beckons. To soothe her daughter and pass the time, Róza tells her a story about a girl in an enchanted garden. In this make-believe world, Róza can shield Shira from the horrors that surround them. But the day comes when their haven is no longer safe, and Róza must make an impossible choice: whether to keep Shira by her side or give her the chance to survive apart.

The Own Voices Book Discussion reads books by authors of marginalized or under-represented groups who write about their own experiences and perspectives. 

Get the book on Overdrive/Libby, cloudLibrary, or check it out from the library. 

Interlibrary loan copies of the book are available to Vernon Area Public Library cardholders (while supplies last); registration required. 

Register below. Email address required; you will receive an invitation with instructions on how to log in to the online discussion.