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Scarlet Ibis

Scarlet Ibis

Author(s): Gill Lewis

Location(s): London

Genre(s): Children

Era(s): Contemporary

Red asks, ‘Will we always be together?’
‘Always,’ I say. ‘Just you and me in that little boat, watching the scarlet ibis flying back to the Caroni Swamp.’

Scarlet’s used to looking after her brother, Red. He’s special – different. Every night she tells him his favourite story – about the day they’ll fly far away to the Caroni Swamp in Trinidad, where thousands of birds fill the sky.

But when Scarlet and Red are split up and sent to live with different foster families, Scarlet knows she’s got to do whatever it takes to get her brother back…

A Tiny TripFiction Interview with Gill Lewis

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