- This is a classic story from one of our best-loved authors. Gemma doesn"t believe a chicken could have written a book - chickens can"t even read! But here in front of them is The True Story of Harrowing Farm, and its scratchy pages definitely look, well, chickeny. It is an epic tale of cruelty and bravery, the story of a chicken who flies frillions of miles, reaching the heights of intergalactic superstardom, to try to save us humans.