5/19/2023 0 Comments Bird by Crystal Chan![]() ![]() Which brings up many feelings of abandonment, his adoption, and anger in John. He goes out of his way to keep John away from his family.John is visiting his Uncle while his parents get ready to have a baby. He believes that John is an a duppy (spirits trapped on earth who cause trouble) who has come to cause more trouble in their family. Jewel thinks it's weird that she met a boy with her brother's name in a spot out near where he died but the two become good friends. ![]() In the tree she meets John, a young African-American boy who was adopted by a white family. His real name was John but Jewel's grandfather called him Bird and after he jumped to his death from a cliff pretending to fly Jewels grandfather hasn't spoken and her family is steeped in grief and despair.On the eve of her 12th birthday Jewel leaves the house late at night to climb a tree and look at the stars. Jewel was born on the day her brother, Bird died. ![]() Bird is a middle school grade novel by first time author Crystal Chan. ![]()
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