Milo Neal is the son of a famous scientist from St. Martin, Minnesota. Milo and his mother recently move back to St. Martin following his parent’s divorce. He now attends South Middle School where the students are preparing for a science fair. Milo comes up with an exciting idea for his project: The Complete Life Cycle of a Link in the Food Chain – the chicken would be the subject. When Milo brings a baby chick to school, the children fall in love with it and name it Henrietta, against Milo’s wishes. The school’s hockey team even feels that the chicken is a good luck charm. But when they all find out that Milo plans to kill their new pet, to cook and serve it to the science fair judges, the classmates kidnap the chicken and hide her. In the end, with the help of his dad, Milo realizes that he doesn’t need to kill the chicken in order to prove his point. When Henrietta returns to him, she lays an egg, thus proving his theory of the life cycle. This story was intended for students in grades 3rd – 7th. It is very humorous and children will love it. They would also probably love This Can’t Be Happening in McDonald Hall! By G. Korman. The book meets the criteria of social development as the characters experience real situations and have reactions that children can relate to throughout the story.
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