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Thunderbird
Janine Prentiss is tired of spending her summers digging up dinosaur bones with her single-parent father, an eminent paleontologist. But neither does she want to spend her summer vacation listening to her shaman grandfather's lame tales of spirit quests and totem creatures who talk. Justin Prentiss thinks his twin sister is nuts. What kid in their right mind wouldn't love field camp? The wild beauty of Montana mountains, fresh air, and adults too busy to pay attention to what a guy is doing as long as he shows up for meals and bedtime. Field camp rocks! At least until Janine finds a weird chunk of granite that she's convinced is a living egg...
190 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2011
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Deb Logan
98 books18 followersHi! I write Children's, Tween, and Young Adult fantasy. My stories are light-hearted tales for the younger set (or ageless folk who remain young at heart *grin*). I love dragons and faeries and all things unexplained. I'm especially fond of Celtic & Native American tales. Faeries and Dragons and Thunderbirds, Oh My!
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April 27, 2020
This was a terrific adventure story for kids (of any age). Twins Janine and Justin are accompanying their father on another archaeological dig when Janine senses a spirit calling to her and discovers an unusual egg. What follows is a journey of spiritual and physical growth as the siblings must risk it all to protect the precious thunderbird. The use of both 1st and 3rd person POV throughout was a bit jolting, but the story itself shines.
May 9, 2018
A book for all ages!
This has been a great story and experience for me!
It hits just about every single check in my list. Including the all important "will I re read it!" (I will!)
I look forward to reading more titles by this author.
And it would be a great story to read aloud to children.
Thanks Ms Logan!
This has been a great story and experience for me!
It hits just about every single check in my list. Including the all important "will I re read it!" (I will!)
I look forward to reading more titles by this author.
And it would be a great story to read aloud to children.
Thanks Ms Logan!
February 23, 2023
Another treat I got from KickStarter! Even though this is considered YA, it was so well written, that I did not even feel as such! It was mature when it needed to be and childlike when it wanted. I liked how open and expansive the lore could be with the references! The characters were fun and enjoyable! The plot was concise and adventurous. Definitely a series that I know I will love!
May 6, 2018
Brilliant
This was such a wonderful read for everyone especially children who will find that things happen for a reason. They may mother it at the timeout it will show itself to them in the near fute
This was such a wonderful read for everyone especially children who will find that things happen for a reason. They may mother it at the timeout it will show itself to them in the near fute
August 26, 2018
Great read
This was a great adventure and a great read. Good vs evil. Learning Trust. Learning about the magic within and that of the universe.
This was a great adventure and a great read. Good vs evil. Learning Trust. Learning about the magic within and that of the universe.
January 19, 2012
In short: Twins Janine and Justin are stuck at their father's dinosaur-digging camp for the summer. While most kids would be thrilled, they've seen it all before. However, when Janine is called to find a mysterious egg for a mythological creature (the thunderbird), they're both drawn on a quest through the regular world and the spirit world in order to save the creature from dying.
When I read like a kid (I'm actually a grown up, despite what my daughter might say), I think differently than I do as an adult. Some kids' books you can read as an adult (like Harry Potter), but some kids' books you have to read like a kid (like Goosebumps). This book is a book you should really read as a kid, and that's a good thing. When twins Janine and Justin take off without their father knowing where they're going to follow a magical quest, my adult brain wanted to go, "No! Bad bad! Kids shouldn't take off without their parents!" but it's a book. So I turned off that part of my brain and just enjoyed the book for what it is, which is an adventure story. You know, a story in which people do stuff that they wouldn't normally do, which, you know, most kids can figure out that they shouldn't take off on magical quests without at least leaving their parents a note first.
One thing my adult brain really got into--Justin and Janine end up making part of their lengthy journey through the spirit world. As an adult, I've read a lot of stuff about traveling through various spirit worlds that just leaves me bored, but the adult side of me found the spirit world described here just as interesting as my kid brain did. I really enjoyed the fact that it changes depending on who your guide is? Loved it.
Fast action, not a lot of blah blah blah, good characters, interesting plot and locations: this book receives my kid-brain seal of approval.
When I read like a kid (I'm actually a grown up, despite what my daughter might say), I think differently than I do as an adult. Some kids' books you can read as an adult (like Harry Potter), but some kids' books you have to read like a kid (like Goosebumps). This book is a book you should really read as a kid, and that's a good thing. When twins Janine and Justin take off without their father knowing where they're going to follow a magical quest, my adult brain wanted to go, "No! Bad bad! Kids shouldn't take off without their parents!" but it's a book. So I turned off that part of my brain and just enjoyed the book for what it is, which is an adventure story. You know, a story in which people do stuff that they wouldn't normally do, which, you know, most kids can figure out that they shouldn't take off on magical quests without at least leaving their parents a note first.
One thing my adult brain really got into--Justin and Janine end up making part of their lengthy journey through the spirit world. As an adult, I've read a lot of stuff about traveling through various spirit worlds that just leaves me bored, but the adult side of me found the spirit world described here just as interesting as my kid brain did. I really enjoyed the fact that it changes depending on who your guide is? Loved it.
Fast action, not a lot of blah blah blah, good characters, interesting plot and locations: this book receives my kid-brain seal of approval.
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May 12, 2018The Thunderbird....
Janine and Justin are twins. On one of their father's archeological digs, Janine gets called to an egg that hatches a mystical Thunderbird. Filled with magical adventure and learning. Told in a Native American Indian folktale kind of way. It was not what I expected but I enjoyed it just the same. It did keep me reading. I would definitely recommend!
Janine and Justin are twins. On one of their father's archeological digs, Janine gets called to an egg that hatches a mystical Thunderbird. Filled with magical adventure and learning. Told in a Native American Indian folktale kind of way. It was not what I expected but I enjoyed it just the same. It did keep me reading. I would definitely recommend!
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