| System Details |
Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 41627 KB). |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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Unabridged. |
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Title from: Title details screen. |
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Duration: 2:53:46. |
| Performer |
Read by Dion Graham. |
| Summary |
Swirling riffs of language and a propulsive beat set this gritty, transcendent novel in motion. Amid the sparkle and hum of a New York City winter, Jed and his best friend, Flyer, are filming a documentary of their neighborhood. All around them are images that Jed's older brother Zeke wrote about: drummers, drunks, dog walkers, and the beautiful water towers that dot the city's skyline. But what Jed is really in search of is Zeke, a poet who loved jazzman Charlie "Bird" Parker and who left behind his CDs, a notebook, and a lot of unanswered questions. When Jed encounters a mysterious homeless girl he thinks holds the key to connecting him to Zeke, it could be his only way to unlock his deepest sorrow and discover how to be -- who to be -- on his own. As true and lyrical as a sax solo, Birdland touches down at the core of the human heart and sends it soaring. |
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Video recordings -- Production and direction -- Juvenile fiction. -- Sound recordings.
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Brothers -- Juvenile fiction. -- Sound recordings.
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Speech disorders -- Juvenile fiction. -- Sound recordings.
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Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction. -- Sound recordings.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Added Author |
Graham, Dion.
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| ISBN |
0786150955 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) |
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