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Prairie Ostrich

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Since her brother's death, eight-year-old Egg Murakami has been living day-to-day on the family ostrich farm near Bittercreek. Mama has curled up inside a bottle, and Papa has exiled himself to the barn with the birds. Big sister Kathy tells stories to Egg so that the world might not seem so awful. The family is not happy, but their story becomes a drama of rare insight and virtuosity. Weighing physical, cultural, and emotional isolation against the backdrop of schoolyard battles and adult mysteries, Kobayashi paints a compelling portrait of a feisty and endearing outsider. Born in Japan, raised in Canada, Tamai Kobayashi is a writer, song-writer, and videographer. She is the author of two story collections. Coming of Age, Literary Fiction, Asian Canadian Fiction, Canadian Author

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Series: Atlantic Canadian eBooks Publisher: Goose Lane Editions

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780864927491
  • File size: 707 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780864927491
  • File size: 707 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2015

Formats

OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Since her brother's death, eight-year-old Egg Murakami has been living day-to-day on the family ostrich farm near Bittercreek. Mama has curled up inside a bottle, and Papa has exiled himself to the barn with the birds. Big sister Kathy tells stories to Egg so that the world might not seem so awful. The family is not happy, but their story becomes a drama of rare insight and virtuosity. Weighing physical, cultural, and emotional isolation against the backdrop of schoolyard battles and adult mysteries, Kobayashi paints a compelling portrait of a feisty and endearing outsider. Born in Japan, raised in Canada, Tamai Kobayashi is a writer, song-writer, and videographer. She is the author of two story collections. Coming of Age, Literary Fiction, Asian Canadian Fiction, Canadian Author

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