Birds On The Brain By: Uma Krishnaswami

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Age Recommendation: Grades 3-4

"Birds On The Brain" is a Silver Birch Express 2025 nominee. This quick read is set in India and finds three friends, Reeni, Yasmin, and Anil tasked with a school project of creating and implementing a survey.  Reeni loves birds, Yasmin loves books and Anil is into karate.  Can the three friends combine their interests to create a survey and make a change in their city?  This is a story of friendship and shows how even younger community members can make a difference.  I recommend this book to fans of realistic fiction.