Pablo And Birdy

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Synopsis

A Parent’s Choice Award Gold Member Winner

A boy who drifted into the seaside town of Isla as a baby searches for answers about where he and his parrot came from in this “memorable, fantastical tale” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) from New York Times bestselling author Alison McGhee.

The seaside town of Isla has many stories, the most notable being the legend of the Seafaring Parrot. Locals claim that the Seafarer remembers every sound, every whisper, cry, laugh, or snort ever uttered. But, though there have been rumored Seafarer sightings, no one has actually seen the bird before. Other stories surround a boy named Pablo, who had washed up on shore in a blow-up swimming pool as an infant with only a lavender parrot as a companion. Now, on the eve of his tenth birthday, the stories are repeated.

“At first I thought it was a huge fish,” Emmanuel, the man who found and took Pablo in, says. Pierre, the baker’s guess was a good one: Perhaps Pablo has come from an undiscovered country, one unknown to the rest of the world. Maybe the inhabitants there lived in tree houses, or underground. Or maybe he’s a pirate baby. But Pablo wants the truth, and the only one who might know it is Birdy, his parrot. After all, she was there, holding onto the raft. But unlike most birds who live in Isla, Birdy can neither talk or fly. Or, at least, she never has. Until…one day, when strong winds begin to blow—winds similar to the ones that brought Pablo to shore—Birdy begins to mutter. Could Birdy be a Seafaring parrot? If she is, then she will be able to tell Pablo the true story of where he came from—of who tied him so lovingly and safely to that raft? But, if she is, that also means the second part of the Seafarer myth is true…that Seafaring Parrots will, eventually, fly away.

As Pablo is buzzing with questions, hopes, and fears, an old saying echoes in his mind: winds of change mean fortune lost or fortune gained. And while the winds rise in Isla, Pablo holds tight to Birdy. Would losing his companion, his dearest link to his past, be that loss?

Chapters

  • PabloAndBirdy 01 Title

    Duration: 27s
  • PabloAndBirdy 02 Dedication

    Duration: 08s
  • PabloAndBirdy 03 Ch1

    Duration: 07min
  • PabloAndBirdy 04 Ch2

    Duration: 05min
  • PabloAndBirdy 05 Ch3

    Duration: 05min
  • PabloAndBirdy 06 Ch4

    Duration: 08min
  • PabloAndBirdy 07 Ch5

    Duration: 09min
  • PabloAndBirdy 08 Ch6

    Duration: 06min
  • PabloAndBirdy 09 Ch7

    Duration: 09min
  • PabloAndBirdy 10 Ch8

    Duration: 03min
  • PabloAndBirdy 11 Ch9

    Duration: 06min
  • PabloAndBirdy 12 Ch10

    Duration: 06min
  • PabloAndBirdy 13 Ch11

    Duration: 02min
  • PabloAndBirdy 14 Ch12

    Duration: 12min
  • PabloAndBirdy 15 Ch13

    Duration: 05min
  • PabloAndBirdy 16 Ch14

    Duration: 03min
  • PabloAndBirdy 17 Ch15

    Duration: 05min
  • PabloAndBirdy 18 Ch16

    Duration: 03min
  • PabloAndBirdy 19 Ch17

    Duration: 06min
  • PabloAndBirdy 20 Ch18

    Duration: 08min
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