Books with title Yellow Bird and Me

All Macy Putnam wants to do is survive high school with her best friend, Julian Mather, by her side. But when a mysterious boy arrives claiming that she is a witch, her priorities shift from surviving high school to just surviving.As she falls deeper into this secret world, Macy finds herself hunted by a murderous organization called the Blackbirds, who have vowed to rid the world of witches. With her life and everyone she loves in danger, Macy is unwillingly thrust into an ancient battle that for her is only just beginning.

It's all fun and games - until a child becomes pregnant.A passing remark and a coincidental birthmark leads one man to believe that he is the Son of God; one twelve-year-old boy to believe that he is a disciple; one teen-aged girl pregnant and insane; one mother frustrated and angry; and one tiny village caught in the throws of deceit and confusion.Set in Castleton, rural St. Andrew, at the dawn of Jamaica's independence, "Yellow and Me" is an honest and insightful coming-of-age probe into the mind of Rodney, a boy already perplexed by the death of his father and the merciless changes of puberty. Add to that the influence of Yellow, the albino "king of the idlers" and self-proclaimed prophet, who is as unwitting as he is manipulative.Will Yellow suffer the fate of the other false prophets, a victim of vigilante justice? Will Castleton emerge unscathed by the two-year reign of the man who was sent by God?We are compelled to agree with Rodney as he reflects: If it wasn't for the matter of Pauline, it all would have been so funny.

In a sequel to The Gift-Giver, Doris reluctantly starts helping Yellow Bird, the class clown, with his reading problem. To her surprise, Doris finds that in caring for and helping Bird, she develops a new friend. "Smoothly written and easy to read; the language with touches of colloquial black English, has strength and vitality . . . the story is particularly valuable for its emphasis on friendship, generosity of spirit, and seeing what's below the surface." -- Kirkus Reviews

All Macy Putnam wants to do is survive high school with her best friend, Julian Mather, by her side. But when a mysterious boy arrives claiming that she is a witch, her priorities shift from surviving high school to just surviving. As she falls deeper into this secret world, Macy finds herself hunted by a murderous organization called the Blackbirds, who have vowed to rid the world of witches. With her life and everyone she loves in danger, Macy is unwillingly thrust into an ancient battle that for her is only just beginning.