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|title=Scarlet Ibis
|author=Gill Lewis
|publisher=Oxford University Press
|date=May 2014
|amazonukaznuk=<amazonuk>0192793551</amazonuk>|amazonusaznus=0192793551|cover=<amazonus>0192793551</amazonus>
|website=http://www.gilllewis.com
|video=QycT9GA4fOE
|summary=A poignant story of an unbreakable bond between brother and sister, imbued with the therapeutic power birds can have in soothing troubled souls. It teaches the lesson that you cannot judge a book by its cover and that understanding and patience are essential when relating to someone with Asperger’s syndrome.
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'''Longlisted for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
Scarlet and her half-brother Red have a dream - to watch flocks of Scarlet Ibises fly above Caroni swamp in Trinidad where her father comes from. They have a special bond. He is autistic and loves collecting birds’ feathers, feeling a sense of calm when he recites their names. She has caramel coloured skin while Red has white. They live with their mother in a flat but she has suffered from mood swings of late. Scarlet saves up to take Red on regular trips to the zoo where he feels safe. Red is fostering a baby Pigeon and waiting for it learn how to fly.
