Review: The Merit Birds by Kelley Powell
The Merit Birds
Kelley Powell
Dundurn Press
Furious. That’s how Cameron feels about leaving Canada during his senior year and missing his star spot on the basketball team. That’s how he feels about his dad being gone. And how he feels about living in Laos for a year with his mom.
Then Cam meets Somchai, who turns out to be a better friend than all of his friends at home combined. He meets Nok, the shy massage therapist who teaches him about doing good deeds for others. He begins to fall in love. With her gentle smile. With the slow, peaceful rhythm of life in Laos.
Nok’s brother Seng longs to do something useful. To save his sister from the knife’s … Continue reading
