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Valentina and Oksana are fifth grade classmates, but they are definitely not friends. Then a nuclear disaster strikes their Chernobyl home and they discover that everything they’ve been taught is a lie…
Ages 11+
Pages 352
Publisher Penguin Random House
Last Offered Nov 2025
Awards
Sydney Taylor Silver Medal Winner
National Jewish Book Award Winner

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158 Reviews

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I really loved this book!

Review by Aubrey

It’s about Valentina and Oksana, two girls who are enemies. After the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explodes, they are forced to move to Leningrad to stay with Valentina’s grandmother who is a stranger to both girls. Neither of them are happy about it, but the power of friendship eventually shines through. This book was so good! I couldn’t put it down. I loved how it switched perspectives from Valentina, Oksana, and Rifka from 1941. It was a perfect story of friendship!

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The Blackbird Girls

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The Blackbird Girls

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Best book ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

Review by pink1616

sooooo good! The book is really sad but awesome! If you like struggle and cliffhangers this book 📕 is for you!!😁😁😁

Feb 10, 2026 08:28 PM
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READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Review by irozenbl

Omg this is the BEST BOOK EVER!!!!! It made me cry, and if you're not getting this book you are MISSING OUT. I would rate it more stars if I could. ^v^

Feb 09, 2026 07:23 PM
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AWESOME!!

Review by 30aslip

I like the blackbird girls because it takes place in 2 different time periods, 1986 & 1941

Feb 08, 2026 07:51 PM
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BLACKBIRD GIRLS #1

Review by SU2017

In this book the girls are enimese but then were there fatheir works at , Chernobyl explodes and this fathers get seent to North America and the girls also have to be wording about the Germans atacing it is the best book yet !

Feb 08, 2026 06:47 AM
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Blackbird Girls

Review by JamesRiptide

Blackbird girls is a really really good book. I really liked it because I love story's that take place in a different time era. Also it has a lot of nice stuff like when Oksana and Valentina become friends.

Feb 06, 2026 12:42 PM