TY - BOOK AU - Arthur, Jane TI - Brown bird SN - 9781776958030 U1 - NZ823.3 23 PY - 2024/// CY - Aotearoa New Zealand. PB - PuffinRandomHouseNewZealand. KW - Girls KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Boys KW - Self-confidence KW - Friendship KW - NZ fiction (New Zealand) KW - Children's stories, New Zealand N1 - Novel for children N2 - "Eleven-year-old Rebecca tries to make herself invisible so people won't call her weird. Resigned to spending the holidays by herself in a new neighbourhood while her mum works long hours at the supermarket, she meets Chester, who has come to stay for the summer. He is loud and fun and full of ideas. But will Rebecca be able to cope with being taken so far from her quiet comfort zone? Rebecca is about to find out that she can be braver than she ever thought possible"--Publisher information ER -