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When a reluctant student is assigned a school project, he partners with a determined elderly woman to explore the abandoned house where her son died. Through their research on the Firebird legend and his own personal trials, the boy learns to face bullying, grief, and the complexities of divorce, finding courage and love in unexpected places.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Nicky Singer
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