Can I read Scarlet Ibis on EtoBox?

Scarlet Ibis by Gill Lewis is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Scarlet Ibis about?

When a fire leaves twelve-year-old Scarlet in a different foster home than her autistic little brother, she tracks a bird to find her way back to him in this deeply moving illustrated novel from the author of Moon Bear . Twelve-year-old Scarlet doesn't have an easy life. She's never known her dad, her mom suffers from depression, and her younger brother Red has Asperger's and relies heavily on her to make the world a safe place for him. Scarlet does this by indulging Red's passion for birds, telling him stories about the day they'll go to Trinidad and see all the wonderful birds there (especially his beloved Scarlet Ibis), saving her money to take him to the zoo, helping him collect bird feathers, and even caring for a baby pigeon who is nesting outside his window. But things with her mom are getting harder, and after a dangerous accident, Scarlet and Red are taken into foster care and separated. As Scarlet struggles to cope with the sudden changes in her life and...

Who reads Scarlet Ibis?

Author

Gill Lewis

Publisher

Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books;Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781481449410

Category

children's

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S

Rating

4.12 / 5 (188 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14