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Many Feathered Thing, A
Lisa Gerlits
Ages: 12+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Capstone Editions
ISBN: 978-1-684-46071-7
Keywords: delayed speech, selective mutism, art, artists, peer groups, friendships
Clarity, who has trouble speaking, dreams of becoming an artist. When she accidentally breaks elderly Mr. Vogelman's lawn ornament, he lets her pay in service in his artist studio.