How to Turn Into a Bird by Mara Ferrada
After years of hard work in a factory outside of Santiago, Chile, Ram n accepts a peculiar job: to look after a Coca-Cola billboard located by the highway. And it doesn't take long for Ram n to make an even more peculiar decision: to make the billboard his new home.
Twelve-year-old Miguel is enchanted by his uncle's unusual living arrangement, but the neighborhood is buzzing with gossip, declaring Ram n a madman bringing shame to the community. As he visits his uncle in a perch above it all, Miguel comes to see a different perspective, and finds himself wondering what he believes--has his uncle lost his mind, as everyone says? Is madness--and the need for freedom--contagious? Or is Ram n the only one who can see things as they really are, finding a deeper meaning in a life they can't understand from the ground?
When a local boy disappears, tensions erupt and forgotten memories come to the surface. And Miguel, no longer perched in the billboard with his uncle, witnesses the reality on the ground: a society that, in the name of peace, is not afraid to use violence.With sharp humor and a deep understanding of a child's mind, How to Turn Into a Bird is a powerful tale of coming of age, loss of innocence, and shifting perspectives that asks us: how far outside of our lives must we go to really see things clearly?
Mar�a Jos� Ferrada is the author of Mexique: A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War (Eerdmans). She is a recipient of the Municipal Prize of Literature of Santiago, as well as the Academy Award from the Chilean Academy of Language. Mar�a currently works as the children's editor of Chilean Memory, a digital resource center of the National Library of Chile. Mar�a Elena Valdez studied art in Caracas, Venezuela. She has illustrated books published across Latin America, and she has also collaborated with World Vision Costa Rica and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. This is her first book published in English.
Mar�a lives in Barcelona, Spain. Follow her on Instagram @mariaelena.valdez.a or visit her website at mariaelena valdez.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781953534460 |
| ISBN 10 | 1953534465 |
| Title | How to Turn Into a Bird |
| Author | Mara Ferrada |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Tin House Books |
| Year published | 2022-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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