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In My Life of Birds
Summary:
When she is fourteen, Pepper's doting grandmother, who wants her to be an English dutchess and a teacher, enrolls her in a rigorous boarding school called Normal Prep Academy in Flamingo, California. Agnsty teen Pepper tries to act cheerful, but finds herself in trouble with the school right away. She meets and befriends the Fearful Foursome: Bird, Beanie, and Freon.
The town of Flamingo is full of strangers and strangeness. Pepper stalks out and spies on two freakish old women, Mrs. Waffle and Mrs. Key. She and Freon explore an abandoned hotel and get kidnapped by a mysterious bum who hides out there. Her foolishness will catch up with her--but Pepper doesn't know how many disasters it will take her, how many hard lessons will be forced down her throat, until she becomes a worthy and grownup woman.
Lydiaq
In My Life of Birds
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Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]
my pen name and almost everything else is sparrow because I literally feel like I have a sparrow in my soul or on my heart. its really weird but kinda cool. i generally keep that information to myself, when I told firststeps she wouldn't speak to me for a week, but there were other factors at play. anyhow, on my wall I have a flock of sparrows, one in a mural and some others painted on wood or paper and other stuff. i love sparrows. i also had a real sparrow in my room for about a week but I felt to guilty and let her go. i named her hazel.