Theodore 'Theo' Decker was thirteen years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day, a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces goldfinches to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. "Al empezar El jilguero,...

"Deeptone" color reproduction on cream paper, mat 71 x 57 cm. One male and one female American goldfinch on Cnicus lanceolatus (common thistle).

Kindle paperwhite loaded with multiple fiction titles (available to circulate)

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