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Birdy and Mouse are brother and sister. These are their secret nicknames that their mother gave them, but their mother has died after a long illness and now Birdy and Mouse are the only two who know these secret names.
There is great power, I think, in naming ourselves rather than taking the names that others give us. Birdy and Mouse are in control of very little in their lives, but they can define themselves through their chosen names. These nicknames remind them of their mother, and also provide a language that only the two of them know. One of the questions of the book is, who will they invite into their chosen family? We can tell who they are coming to trust because...[read on]
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