![]() ![]() There are so many wonderful characters in this book, but I think Tully is my favorite because of her big heart and desire to do what she truly believes is in Coo’s best interest. I went home and started writing, and soon Coo emerged as a character. I suddenly wondered what it would be like if someone lived up there in secret with them. I was looking at an old factory building that was in the process of being demolished and rebuilt, and I saw a flock of pigeons take off from the roof. I lived in Jersey City for most of my teenage years and my early twenties. ![]() I first got the idea more than a decade ago when I was walking in a half-abandoned industrial area of Jersey City just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. I’m so curious to learn where the inspiration for this story came from? She finds warmth, love, and family-and also discovers that not everyone in her newfound community loves pigeons. When her dearest friend Burr is injured by a hawk, she’s forced to venture into the human world for the first time. Ten-year-old Coo has spent her whole life being raised in secret by a flock of pigeons. ![]()
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