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Was featured in Olivia's Reading Challenge
"Are you interested in adopting a pet bird?" Elizabeth's mom asks excitedly.
After that, Elizabeth's life takes a one hundred eighty degree turn from being a ballerina and kid with Angry Bird toys to a bird mom. Her and birds - Bluey and Pear - have deep trust issues. They each must go about dealing with each other while being suffocated with these issues, maybe even from one another. Her birds join her on a mental and physical journey to find what she loves.
How can she balance her academic, health, social, friendship, family, and now, bird lives without ruining her friendships and relationships with family members?
TRIGGER WARNING: There are two bird deaths and arguments about wing clipping.
*Chirping Lives: Book 1 (Set 1)*
Update schedule: three chapters every Saturday
Highest Rankings:
#1 in #memoir
#6 in #birds
#370 in #trustissues
Cover done by my mom! She painted the picture specifically for my story.
"Yo, bird lovers! Here's something I have for you. Check out this book. This is something bird lovers will definitely like. " - @tayl9rsweft
"It's absolutely splendid and a good, funny nonfiction about the author's journey of having a bird." - @violentvint
"Check out this amazing book!! Really some happy, sad and heartwarming moments!!" - @CreativeRealm2213
" 'Oh My Bird' conveys major themes in fiction such as friendship and the trials and tribulations of family life, all supplemented with good writing, cute bird photography, nice plot, and a positive tone to deliver a story that is both entertaining and thematic." - @CLMauve
"I think that the plot was laid out clearly; it was very enjoyable. Giving a bird its own perspective and voice is very original." - @themidnightprose
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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