About this book:
“Coraline
Watson brings her yellow-naped Amazon parrot to the library one night for the
Birder's Club meeting, and Liddie takes an instant liking to the beautiful
bird. Anne doesn't pay much attention to Coraline's wild stories about spies
from a nearby chemical company, until the next morning, when the parrot, Lorenzo,
appears at Liddie's window. Anne tries to return the bird, but Coraline's house
is dark and empty, the front window is broken, and no one knows where Coraline
has gone. Did she stumble across some actual intrigue? Are her theories true
about the chemical company trying to steal a local bird refuge for its own use?
Or has Coraline managed to abscond with the Birders Club funds?
Meanwhile, Liddie is taken with
Lorenzo and wants a parrot of her own. There's even a cage in the attic it
could live in. When Anne examines the cage, she realizes it was built for
carrier pigeons. Did Aunt Edie own them? Anne's research leads to a fascinating
discovery in the great aunt's past.”
Series: Book #19 in the “Secrets of the Blue Hilly Library” series.
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Spiritual Content- Prayers & Thanking God; ‘H’s are capitalized when
referring to God; Mentions of God & His creations; Mentions of
prayers, praying, blessings over food, & Thanking God; Mentions of Bible
reading & devotional books; Mentions of churches, church going, a reverend,
& sermons; A few mentions of someone being a blessing & being blessed; A
couple mentions of Bible studies; A mention of a miracle; A mention of a church’s
youth group; A mention of a hymn; A mention of a Christian radio station.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shut up’, a ‘stupid’, and
five ‘dumb’s; A bit of eye rolling; All about many mentions of a
missing person; Mentions of crimes, break-ins, burglaries,
burglars/thieves, & criminals; Mentions of missing money, possibly
being robbed, & stealing; Mentions of threats; Mentions of tattoos; A few mentions
of wars; A few mentions of wondering if a person would commit suicide; A few
mentions of fires; A few mentions of rumors; A few mentions of
(not) cheating on a text or in a contest; A few mentions of a child
misunderstanding that people are shooting birds; A couple mentions of a car
accident & deaths; A couple mentions of a possibility of someone being
kidnapped/abducted; A mention of hunters;
*Note: Mentions of books, movie,
& actors (Pride and Prejudice, The Birdman of Alcatraz, Burt Lancaster,
John Wayne, & Roy Rogers); A few mentions of car brands; A
few mentions of children’s books; A couple mentions of Disney
& a song; A couple mentions of Hello Kitty; A couple mentions of an iPod.
Sexual Content- A couple mentions
of an older lady commenting on others being unchaperoned or out too late with a
boy; A mention of a first kiss; A mention of high school sweethearts.
-Anne Gibson
P.O.V.
of Anne
266 pages
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My
personal Rating- 
While I enjoy listening to the
birds’ songs outside in my backyard (or more particularly, our front yard), I
can’t say I’m a “birder” (bird watcher). I did find this mystery to be interesting,
but I enjoyed the parts about homing pigeons the most. It was a little slow at
times, but that’s pretty normal for Guidepost mysteries.
See y’all on Friday with a new
review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this
author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
