Time to Fly

Vet Volunteers #10

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Just when Zoe is starting to feel at home in Ambler, Pennsylvania, living with her veterinarian grandmother and learning about a flock of wild parrots, her actress mother arrives to take her to a new home in Los Angeles.

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction, Animals, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult

114 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

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Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author of many award-winning books including the groundbreaking, modern classic Speak, a National Book Award finalist which has sold over 3.5 million copies and been translated into 35 languages.

In 2023, Anderson was named the Laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, long considered to be the de facto 'Nobel Prize for Children's Literature.'

A passionate spokesperson for the need to combat censorship, she has been honored for her battles for intellectual freedom by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the National Council of Teachers of English. She lives near Philadelphia. Go Birds!

Follow Laurie on Bluesky at @halseanderson.bsky.social, Instagram at halseanderson, and Facebook at lauriehalseanderson, or by visiting her website, madwomanintheforest.com.

Reviews

[Sean Harding]

I enjoy Laurie Halse Anderson's books for older readers more than these ones but they are still entertaining enough. I also get them for my young friend Erin who loves to read them, and so I will continue to get them, read them and forward them to Erin for her enjoyment,.

[Tara]

Another great edition to the series. I enjoyed learning more about parrots and birds in general. I love the characters and their challenges in these books.

[Sarah]

This book was amazing. I loved all the excitement.

[Books Kids Like]

During spring cleaning, Zoe catches a bit of blue at the neighbor’s bird feeder. When she looks closer, she seeks a green bird with a blue head. It’s a parrot! Of course, Maggie doesn’t believe it and teases her unmercifully. When Zoe sees the bird again, it talks to her. And, this time, she has a green feather to prove its existence. Within a short time, there are fifty or more parrots perched in the tree branches. In the midst of all the bird excitement, Zoe’s mom calls to tell her that she can finally come home- to Los Angeles. Zoe should feel happy, but she’s not. The very next day, Zoe’s mom walks through Dr. Mac’s door and expects Zoe to leave in a few short days. What about Sneakers and the talking parrot that she’s named E.T.? What about school, Gran, and Maggie? Zoe’s loyalties feel pulled in so many directions; she doesn’t know what to do or what to think.
©2024 Kathy Maxwell at https://bookskidslike.com

[Spencer]

Poor E.T.!

[Jessica]

See first book in series for full review.

[Sarah]

Zoe is a volunteer at her Grandmother's vet clinic. One day a flock of parrots shows up in their backyard. Are they wild? How will they survive?

[Kaylee Traylor]

This is an awesome book! The whole series is amazing!!!!!

[Olivia Stevens]

Really good book! I can't wait to read the next book in the series!