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Birds Like Us: The Pi Phillecroix Story By Bruce Katlin SIGNED by Author
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- Condition
- Type
- Paperback
- Publication Name
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- ISBN-10
- 1500836303
- ISBN
- 9781500836306
- Book Title
- Birds like Us, the Pi Phillecroix Story
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Coming of Age
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Item Weight
- 10.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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It all started one day when a NYC pigeon hopped onto a subway car, took the train one stop and then walked off Pi Phillecroix, daughter and only offspring of Piette and Paul Phillecroix V attempts to survive a world that preys on the weak and vulnerable when she leaves the protection of her Paris home and journeys to the shores of England to find a cure for her dying father. Flightless, she bears the expectations of seventeen centuries of France's most heroic and decorated flying families. Can one little bird bear the expectations of seventeen centuries? The Phillecroix' have long been respected the world over for their daring and flying excellence. Each and every member of their lineage has devoted their lives to flock and country. The tragedy is that Pi, the last and only progeny of these decorated heroes, cannot fly. Intelligent, loving, virtuous, enormously devoted and reverential to mother and father, Pi bears the weight of her parents' disappointment when they learn that the family's tradition of flying excellence has ended. At a time when most young birds frolic and play in and around the fountains of the Tuileries, Pi relegates herself to a small corner of the family nest atop the l'Arc de Triomphe in order to hide her handicap and escape endless torment from the arrondissement's teenage birds. When her war-decorated and beloved father becomes seriously ill, Pi steals away in the middle of the night to walk from Paris to England in an attempt to find Dr. Allbewell, the only one who may have the powers to save his life. Flightless, Pi makes her way on two scrawny pink feet, north to Normandy. During her journey she uncovers a host of characters that sometimes halt and other times hasten her journey with a blend of cruelness and helpfulness. Gervaise, an angelic force of wisdom rescues Pi from the throes of two sadistic Starlings; Etienne, a Giant Sea Fish helps Pi navigate the river Seine; Quick Jac Carlson a short-tempered, red-bellied woodpecker strangles her in an attempt to prevent her from seeking a night's refuge; and Big Fella, a humble stallion who befriends and carries Pi to Cherbourg are just a few of the multifarious characters that drive this colorful and eclectic narrative. Readers from ages twelve and older will identify with Pi's journey and feelings of inadequacy, the ridicule she has to endure for being 'different, ' and ultimately the courage she exhibits in facing her fears one step at a time. Readers from ages twelve and older will identify with Pi's journey and feelings of inadequacy, the ridicule she has to endure for being 'different, ' and ultimately the courage she exhibits in facing her fears one step at a time.
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CreateSpace
ISBN-10
1500836303
ISBN-13
9781500836306
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234492965
Product Key Features
Book Title
Birds like Us, the Pi Phillecroix Story
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Coming of Age
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
5 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
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Target Audience
Trade
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