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    Out of the Blue: Birdy
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    Out of the Blue: Birdy

    By Lisa Brunette

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    About this ebook

    Warning: The ’n’ word is used in this story for educational purposes, to illustrate the ugliness of racism.

    This poignant short story is part of a YA series telling the tales of so-called “military brats.”

    What readers are saying about OUT OF THE BLUE...

    “This is amazing!”
    AditiDankar

    “I’m dead. Literally dead. I love your writing so much. Please continue.”
    ebails32

    “Fabulous story - so much left to be said and discovered in that small longing voice. Families are always a puzzle. You've given delicate fragile threads of beauty here.”
    tamoja

    Overview of Birdy...

    Meredith’s new best friend is a boy with the nickname “Birdy,” who seems smarter than the other kids. But why doesn’t her mother like him?

    More praise...

    “This story is beautifully written! I absolutely love it!”
    alexthymix

    “Very distinct and well thought out characters.”
    austinlugo

    “What a lovely story. You've captured all the interesting dynamics between the characters and I loved the way you've told the story. Short and sweet!”
    Jing_Jing

    An award-winning storyteller...

    WINNER of the Miami Fiction Prize

    WINNER of the Associated Writing Programs Intro Journals Project Award

    FINALIST for the Faulkner/Wisdom Award

    A Wattpad FEATURED AUTHOR

    Recipient of a MAJOR GRANT from the Tacoma Arts Commission

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLisa Brunette
    Release dateJun 4, 2015
    ISBN9781311642103
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    Out of the Blue: Birdy
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    Lisa Brunette

    Lisa was born in Santa Rosa, California, but that was only home for a year. A so-called "military brat," she lived in nine different houses and attended nine different schools by the time she was 14. Through all of the moves, her one constant was books. She read everything, from the entire Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden mystery series to her mother's books by Daphne du Maurier and Taylor Caldwell.A widely published author, game writer, and journalist, Lisa has interviewed homeless women, the designer of the Batmobile, and a sex expert, to name just a few colorful characters. This experience, not to mention her own large, quirky family, led her to create some truly memorable characters in her Dreamslippers Series and other works, whether books or games.Always a vivid dreamer, not to mention a wannabe psychic, Lisa feels perfectly at home slipping into suspects’ dreams, at least in her imagination. Her husband isn’t so sure she can’t pick up his dreams in real life, though.LISA'S BLOG:www.catintheflock.comFREE EBOOK:Sign up for Lisa's newsletter, and get a free ebook!http://forms.feedblitz.com/192

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