The Ever-After Bird
The Ever-After Bird (Great Episodes)
The Ever-After Bird
Ann Rinaldi
Now that her father is dead, CeCe McGill is left to wonder why he risked his life for the ragged slaves who came to their door in the dead of night. When her uncle, an ornithologist, insists she accompany him to Georgia on an expedition in search of the rare scarlet ibis, CeCe is surprised to learn there's a second reason for their journey: Along the way, Uncle Alex secretly points slaves north in the direction of the Underground Railroad.     Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous pre-Civil War South, The Ever-After Bird is the story of a young woman's education about the horrors of slavery and the realization about the kind of person she wants to become.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • Historical Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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When CeCe McGill's father gets killed, Cece just wants everything to be a bad dream. With her mother dead, too, CeCe needs someone to take care of her. All of a sudden, a man who claims to be her uncle comes to take CeCe in. CeCe has heard many stories about this man and not all of them are good. CeCe agrees to live with Uncle Alex, but with hesitation. CeCe finds herself whisked away in an adventure of a lifetime. Being a famous bird watcher and painter, Uncle Alex uses this profession to get into plantations in the South where he ends up freeing slaves.
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