Contents
FRONT COVER IMAGE
WELCOME
DEDICATION
EPIGRAPH
ONE: SPEAKY
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TWO: PROMISES
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THREE: HOOKS AND CROSSES
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FOUR: SEEDS
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FIVE: BIRD
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SIX: WRAPPER CHAIN
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SEVEN: EGG TREE
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EIGHT: DAFFODILS
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NINE: TEEN DREAMS
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TEN: JOE!
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
REAL PEOPLE AND PLACES IN BIRD IN A BOX
RESOURCES
DISCUSSION GUIDE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT
Copyright
This book is a work of historical fiction. In order to give a sense of the times, the names of certain real historical people, places, and events have been included in the book. However, nonhistorical characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.
Copyright © 2011 by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Discussion Guide adapted from Bird in a Box Educator’s Guide © 2011, 2012 by Hachette Book Group, Inc.
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