I Am Lucky Bird

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DRAMA

1980s & '90s

Fleur S Lewis

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Submision Type

book

Logline

When her mother mysteriously vanishes, 12-year-old Lucky Bird is left to defend herself against the worst kind of evil. After months of physical and mental abuse, she manages to escape, but not without the haunted images of her past and the realization that everything in life happens for a reason.

Genre

Drama

Short Summary

Twelve-year-old Lucky Bird looks back on the fractured relationship with her grandmother after her own mother, AnnMarie, mysteriously disappeared from the small town of Plains, Montana.

Setting

Plains, Montana

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Tragedy,Overcoming Monster/Villain,Internal Journey/Rebirth

Plot - Other Elements

Coming of Age,Philosophical Questions,Meaningful Message

Mature Audience Themes

Sexual Abuse,Substance Abuse, Language/Profanity,Extreme Violence

Main Character Details

Name: Lucky Bird

Age: 12-18

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Secretive,Modest,Obedient,Desperate

Additional Character Details

Name: Marian Bird

Age: 40's

Gender: Female

Role: Antagonist

Key Traits: Crazy,Criminal,Desperate,Secretive,Insecure,Manipulative,Aggressive

Additional Character Details

Name: Tom Cressfield

Age: 40's

Gender: Male

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Villainous,Aggressive,Uneducated,Crazy,Criminal,Manipulative,Insecure

Additional Character Details

Name: Rika Adams

Age: 12-18

Gender: Female

Role: mentor

Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Complex,Confident,Empathetic,Secretive,Seductive,Leader

About The Author

Fleur Philips/Lewis is an award-winning author who holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Montana. Her first novel, I Am Lucky Bird, was selected as a General Fiction Finalist for the 2011 Book of the Year Award from ForeWord Reviews. Her second novel, Crumble, was named Young Adult Winner from the 2013 San Francisco Book Festival and was selected as a Young Adult Fiction Finalist by the 2013 International Book Awards. Additionally, Crumble is a Silver Medalist in the 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards in the category of Young Adult, Mature Issues. Most recently, it was named a YA Fiction Finalist in the USA Best Book Awards from USA Book News. Her most recent novel, Beautiful Girl, was a YA Fiction Finalist in the 2015 USA Best Book Awards from USA Book News. Fleur lives in The Woodlands, Texas.

Target Audiences

Age: 18-34

Target Gender: Female Leaning

Group Specific

Northwest Montana

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: New Dawn Publishers

Year Published: 2012

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

978-1908462046