Jefferson Biglia Dos Santos Biglia Dos Santos من عند Hajrapur, West Bengal, الهند من عند Hajrapur, West Bengal, الهند

Given to me for one of my birthdays, other than that i wouldn't really say that i would pick it up to read. It was however, a charming little story about a small boy who battles with his life upon a chicken farm (hence the title) and the decisions he has to make while there. :)

I really liked this book. I think the author is clever and fun to read without being too juvenile. However, there are very juvenile things that happen. Like with the other books in the series, the adults don't listen and the kids don't explain themselves enough. But also like the other books, the adults really like the kids they are responsible for and try their best to take care of them. Also in the end the adults help save the day. In this book, Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle go on a quest to save Nikko. An example of Sage's humor was Beetle's name. When he was born, Mrs. Beetle was a recent widow and grieving for her husband. When the recorder came asking for the new baby's name, Mrs. Beetle overcome with grief called for her husband, "Beetle, Oh, Beetle." So the baby's name was recorded: Beetle O. Beetle. This is the type of thing that is tucked into the book to make it funny but has nothing to do with the storyline. However, in this series, insignificant seeming things often show up again in other books.