As an adolescent book worm, I totally got into how weird and yet matter of fact this story was. Great for the reader who likes to veer from the trodden path.

One of the best books I have ever read about what a single child experiences when being raised by naturalists--maybe too natural. The infatuation the high school teacher might initially put some readers off, but we all had crushes for unlikely reasons. If you revere Jane Goodall, this heroine will delight you.

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I've been thinking about how to review this book, but I was mostly drawing blanks, so I'll just type it as it comes... I haven't read too much YA fiction, but I must say this was very, very different from those that I did read. That's something to be appreciated, but it just didn't work for me. Maybe it's because I'm way too old for this book, I don't know, but I didn't feel any connection with Owl. Honestly, mostly she just creeped me out...

Owl's a 14-year-old girl, who's also a shape shifter. And as you can guess from her name, she shifts into an owl. Her blood is black, unlike humans', which gives her skin a weird color, but people at school don't seem to care much about it. Before I get to her being in love with her science teacher, I'd like to say a couple of more things about her... She turns into an owl at night and hunts. She doesn't eat human food at all. She's seen microwaves in magazines, but jumps when it beeps. And her parents are just way off-beat for my taste, having nothing to do with the human world yet living in it.

I felt like Owl was more of an owl than human. But then she always finishes her homework and is a good student. I just didn't understand why she even bothered going to school and studying when she has no intention of blending in and is condescending toward humans. Is it just because she gets to be in love with her science teacher? I don't know. But that creeped me out too.

Obviously, her science teacher, Mr. Lindstorm is way, way older than her. Being an "owl" though, as she puts it, she's pretty sure he's her destined mate. And when she tells her parents about this, they get all excited and tell her they should get married, which was one of my biggest WTF moments, honestly. Another one is her watching Mr. Lindstorm's room through his window at night, when she's in owl form. It was okay in the beginning because I thought, "you're 14 and in love, of course you're gonna wanna watch at every chance you get," but I draw the line at her giving us the brand and size of his underwear. That was just way more than I wanted to know.

Through Mr. Lindstorm, however, Owl gets to find a boy who's a shape shifter just like her. At this point, I honestly couldn't take anything seriously because, like I've said, the entire thing just felt way too weird and at times kinda ridiculous to me. Like when she puts a rat in between two slices of bread and eats it. I have a soft spot for owls, but I couldn't even watch Ratatouille without getting grossed out, so you my point.

If you're looking for a quick, different teen read, then you should check this out. Judging by the reviews I've read, there are people who list it among their favorites and read it over and over again, so it's worth giving it a try.

When I was 12 I thought this was the greatest book in the world and it was so freaking awesome.

As an adult, I tried to read it again - an endeavor I should have never embarked on.

I started to read it, and it began to lose the magic and the sparkle that had captivated me as a teeny bopper. So I stopped. I wanted it to be as good as I remembered it and not weird because the science teacher Owl has a crush on is old, balding and likes to wear tighty-whiteys. Not swoon-worthy at all to a 14 year old. Sorry Ms. Kindl.

Owl, you strange girl, you shall stay in my fluffy youth.

this strangely reminds me of a friend of mine....only not the owl part. :)

Owl Tycho's classmates think her name suits her… but they don't realize how much it suits her. She is a were-owl! The book cover presents the book as humorous, since Owl falls in love with her science teacher, but the book is really more of a mystery, as Owl needs to figure out what is going on with the strange boy in the woods.

Very odd, but original and extraordinary. The sustained alien POV is quite remarkable

Little Margo loved the crap out of this book. It was the first book I purposely stole from my middle school library (sorry! I brought it back!) I read it probably a million times, and then proceeded to never be able to remember the name of it. Until just now, when I realized I could google "were-owl" and probably get the book that I wanted. Brilliant. I look forward to checking it out (properly!) from the library and re-reading it.

I remember reading this book back when I was in grade five; I loved it. The idea that Owl could change herself into an owl...but she used her powers to stalk her teacher, whom she loved. It was creepy, but ultimately a strange, compelling story.

I bought this book just under 4 years ago - firstly because I collect owls and as I love books it makes sense to collect owl books as well, and secondly because I loved the blurb. I was totally delighted to find it such a lovely, funny, poignant, quirky read.
I'm putting a few of my books into this Goodreads, and scrolled through to find a review that I wanted to add a comment to. I really like your opening sentence, so clicked on your name to find that you're an author yourself. So now I have requested your book from my local library. I'll come back and 'visit' you when I've read it.