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A baby robin, in adventures with his friend Jenny and his enemy the Cat, earns the nickname of Whirly Bird. Preschool - Grades 3.

In the town of Shorter, Missouri, lives are turning -like the big blades of the helicopter visiting the town fora summer festival - some slowly rising, others spinningtoward the ground. Look closely at these people - themysteries and coded messages of life are in the detailsand the mundane, in small decisions and hidden events. Here are nine stories of lives on that single day -a former baseball star who comes back to lead the parade, a woman who drifts between dementia and magic, a localmusician who may have played his final gig, a DJ whotries to come home but has trouble finding the way, acollege girl anxious to leave her roots. Snapshots of lives, all turning, changing, happening - on Whirlybird Day.

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Truth flies in the face of expert Raster Pierce, when he states arrogantly. “ It is easy to create means of identifying intelligent beings coming from anywhere in the universe and I assure you our planet is safe from any kind of invasion” But is it? Beauty strikes! A short story with a big message. Don’t miss this one.

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