Bird Parade is the Winner of the Colorado Book Awards in the Pictorial category.
Recommended for ages 11 and up..
The young narrator\'s eagerness to grow up - to complete a rite of passage - compels him towards actions that ultimately shatter his innocence.
Set in rural Colorado, the story exposes a somber world wherein notions of strength and maturity are deeply intertwined with the mystique of firearms and family legend.
It is a dark, coming of age story about two young boys and a gun.
Bird Parade is the Winner of the Colorado Book Awards in the Pictorial category