Hammer, Volume 5: The Bird Kingdom Book cover type:Paperback Conkling uses the tools of

Conkling uses the tools of a novelist to immerse readers in Emily’s experiences

Before peering through that porthole

Whether it’s listening to a friend

from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Grant

Hammer, Volume 5: The Bird Kingdom Book cover type:Paperback Conkling uses the tools ofStud lands in an apartheid like Bird Kingdom, where he and his new friend are sentenced to death as a result of prejudice. Are Studs hammer hands enough to stop a flying army? Our hero Stud is a 14 year old boy whose father regularly abandons him on expeditions that he catalogs in his own journals. Having to fend for himself, Stud isnt like most kidshe can turn his hands into hammers! Unfortunately, the kids in the village dont think its cool and dont