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    Children of the Air
    Children of the Air
    Children of the Air
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    Children of the Air

    By Mark Eddy Smith

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    Two eagles awake to a rumble of thunder, or rather, a helicopter that hovers overhead. While mama eagle flees, papa defends their eggs but is eaten, or rather, captured, by the insectile monster, leaving mama to raise three eaglets by herself.

    Mary feels a similar loss and stress, but abandonment is a different kind of monster. To worsen m

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Mottled Speck
    Release dateFeb 2, 2016
    ISBN9781939636010
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