The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel

by Sun-mi Hwang

Chi-Young Kim (Translator) and Nomoco (Illustrator)

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This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild—and to hatch an egg of her own.

An anthem for freedom, individuality, and motherhood featuring a plucky, spirited heroine who rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard, The Hen Who Dreamed...Read more
  • ISBN10 0143123203
  • ISBN13 9780143123200
  • Publish Date 26 November 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Imprint The Penguin Press
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