Bird

By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Novels in verse, award:Ezra_Jack_Keats_award, FIction, Death, Juvenile fIction, African Americans, Family life, fiction, African americans, fiction, Stories in rhyme, Drawing, Families, Poetry, juvenile literature, Death, fiction, Drug abuse, fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Drug abuse, Juvenile fiction, Poetry, Juvenile poetry, Family life, Drawing, fiction

Description: Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides guidance and understanding.