Genre: Young Adult, ContemporaryPublisher: PenguinTeen
ISBN: 0143198688
Format: Hardback, E-Book, Audio-Book
Release Date: 5th March 2019
Links: Goodreads, Amazon.com, Indigo,
B&N, Book Depository
Synopsis:
Poppy used to be an optimist. But after a photo of her dressed as Rosie the Riveter is mocked online, she's having trouble seeing the good in the world. As a result, Poppy trades her beloved vintage clothes for a feathered chicken costume and accepts a job as an anonymous sign waver outside a restaurant. There, Poppy meets six-year-old girl Miracle, who helps Poppy see beyond her own pain, opening her eyes to the people around her: Cam, her twin brother, who is adjusting to life as an openly gay teen; Buck, a charming photographer with a cute British accent and a not-so-cute mean-streak; and Lewis a teen caring for an ailing parent, while struggling to reach the final stages of his gender transition. As the summer unfolds, Poppy stops glorifying the past and starts focusing on the present. But just as she comes to terms with the fact that there is good and bad in everyone, she is tested by a deep betrayal.
Review:
**Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada for sending me a finished
copy in return for my honest review**
copy in return for my honest review**
Chicken Girl was a book that I couldn't put down and really pulled at my heart strings.
This story follows Poppy, a girl who is a victim of online bullying. She tries her best to ignore it by continuing her part-time job wearing a chicken suit and holding a sign. She meets Miracle, a six-year-old who helps her see through the people around her and becomes friends with her brother (Cam), Buck (a British photographer) and Lewis who is in the final stages of his gender transition.
First up, how amazing is this book cover? I love the bright neon colours and overall design. It's a book cover you can tell is going to catch people's attention. Now onto the book...
Poppy, the protagonist, goes through a lot as a character. She starts off as an optimist, but after the suffering she goes through being a victim of online bullying, she changes. She struggles to see the good in the world and just tries to get through each day as it comes.
Poppy is imperfect, sometimes selfish, and unsure of herself, but with the connections she makes with her family and friends helps her to come to realise that there is good in the world.
I loved how diverse the characters in this book were. Each character had their own story with important topics that the author did a wonderful job at introducing. I would have loved the book to be longer so the author could have dived even more into their stories and lives. I would love another book or a sequel that focuses on these other topics.
I liked that Heather Smith didn't shy away from some big topics such as fat-shaming, drugs, sex, and homophobia. My main criticism is that would have liked more time spent on the different topics but I can see their inclusion definitely helping promote discussion. Smith does a beautiful job at diving into these topics while still showing the harshness of the world around us.
Chicken Girl is a short but impactful book. It dives into important topics as well as the impact that bullying can have on a person. I loved how impactful this book was and I can easily see it becoming one of my new favourites.
This story follows Poppy, a girl who is a victim of online bullying. She tries her best to ignore it by continuing her part-time job wearing a chicken suit and holding a sign. She meets Miracle, a six-year-old who helps her see through the people around her and becomes friends with her brother (Cam), Buck (a British photographer) and Lewis who is in the final stages of his gender transition.
First up, how amazing is this book cover? I love the bright neon colours and overall design. It's a book cover you can tell is going to catch people's attention. Now onto the book...
Poppy is imperfect, sometimes selfish, and unsure of herself, but with the connections she makes with her family and friends helps her to come to realise that there is good in the world.
I loved how diverse the characters in this book were. Each character had their own story with important topics that the author did a wonderful job at introducing. I would have loved the book to be longer so the author could have dived even more into their stories and lives. I would love another book or a sequel that focuses on these other topics.
I liked that Heather Smith didn't shy away from some big topics such as fat-shaming, drugs, sex, and homophobia. My main criticism is that would have liked more time spent on the different topics but I can see their inclusion definitely helping promote discussion. Smith does a beautiful job at diving into these topics while still showing the harshness of the world around us.
Chicken Girl is a short but impactful book. It dives into important topics as well as the impact that bullying can have on a person. I loved how impactful this book was and I can easily see it becoming one of my new favourites.
**TW: This book dives into many topics that some readers may find triggering**
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