Encounter with Homeless Girl changes Life
January 19th, 2007When Jed encounters a mysterious homeless girl he thinks holds the key to connecting him to Zeke, it could be his only way to unlock his deepest sorrow and discover how to be on his own.
This is the key part in Tracy Mack’s novel ‘Birdland’ that describes the world of the homeless and sets it in contrast to us others: Amid the sparkle and hum of a New York City winter, Jed and his best friend, Flyer, are filming a documentary of their neighborhood. In the process, Jed confronts painful memories of his older brother, Zeke, a poet who loved jazzman Charlie “Bird” Parker and who died, leaving behind his CDs, a notebook, and a lot of unanswered questions.
This audio book is recommended for young adults. As true and lyrical as a sax solo, Birdland touches down at the core of the human heart and sends it soaring.