THE SOMEDAY BIRDS by Sally J. Pla

 

Charlie loves his family, but they are very difficult to deal with sometimes. They don't understand Charlie's OCD, his fascination with all things birds, and his constant diet of chicken nuggets. 

Life changed when Charlie's journalist father was injured while covering the war in Afghanistan. Now Charlie, his twin brothers, older sister, and grandmother spend a lot of time in the hospital hoping that his dad will recover. Things change yet again when Gram announces that she will be taking Charlie's dad to a hospital on the other side of the country for treatment from a well-known doctor who specializes in head injuries. Charlie can't believe she is leaving the rest of them alone.

What follows is a madcap adventure as Charlie and his siblings attempt to head cross-country to visit their father. They end up traveling with a strange woman named Ludmilla. Charlie wants desperately to complete a birding list he and his dad created so he can surprise him when they eventually get to the hospital. The trip, powered by love, is full of high-jinks and chaos.

In THE SOMEDAY BIRDS author Sally J. Pla tells a story about a family in crisis in which love and determination save the day.