Owl in Love
core novel 1993 Owl in Love
Record
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.71 (1,428 ratings, collected 2026-10-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780395661628 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Owl is a shape-shifter: it is her name as well as her nature. By night she takes her owl form and hunts for mice and rabbits, but by day she is an ordinary girl, more or less, who goes to high school. At fourteen she suffers an everyday affliction: she is in love with her science teacher, Mr. Lindstrom, and spends her nights mooning around outside his window. Narrated by turns from the perspective of a bird and of an adolescent misfit making her first attempts at human friendship, her story leads her into new relationships with both humans and owls.
Where it sits
- Universe: Owl in Love
- Series: Owl in Love core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Patrice Kindl
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Children's Literature), 1995: won
Notes
- From the series record (Owl in Love): Patrice Kindl's standalone first novel.
Sources
- Simmons University library catalogue: Owl in Love (Houghton Mifflin, 1993)
- Publishers Weekly: Owl in Love review (1993)
- Mythopoeic Society (final ballots)
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