TY - BOOK AU - Elliott,Zetta AU - Strickland,Shadra TI - Bird SN - 0329708937 AV - PZ7.5.E44 Bir 2008 U1 - [Fic] 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Lee & Low Books KW - African Americans KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Death KW - Drawing KW - Drug abuse KW - Families KW - Novels in verse KW - Fiction KW - Family life KW - sears N1 - School Library Journal; Wilson's Children; 3.8; Follett Library Resources; 3-6; Follett Library Resources N2 - 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 ER -