Birdie - J P Rose Young Adult_Thriller & Mystery But August knows her brother

But August knows her brother would never have left her voluntarily

teasing Tayama

using their love to paper over the cracks of the tragic past he is determined to keep hidden

her family's sprawling

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Birdie - J P Rose Young Adult_Thriller & Mystery But August knows her brotherBirdie Bagshaw has never known her parents. Having grown up in a children's home for mixed race children in 1950s Leeds, now she has come to live with her great aunt in the Yorkshire Dales. From her arrival, Birdie is treated like an outsider by the local children. When their bullying drives Birdie to hide in the nearby coal mine, she finds an unexpected rescuer in the form of Mr Duke, the last remaining pit pony in the village. As the weeks pass,