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Starbird Murphy and the World Outside

By Karen Finneyfrock
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Publisher Description

In her sixteen years of life, Starbird has never touched a dollar bill. She’s never been in a car. She’s never used a cell phone.

That’s because Starbird has always lived on the Free Family Farm, a commune in the woods of Washington State.

But all that is about to change. When Starbird gets her “Calling” to be a waitress at the Free Family’s restaurant in Seattle, she decides to leave behind the only home she’s ever known. 

Nothing could have prepared Starbird for the World Outside, or for what it would teach her about the Family—and herself.

From the author of The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door comes this hilarious and poignant story about finding your true calling in life.

28 Reviews

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“What a new favorite this turned out to be. As soon as I read the synopsis for this, I knew I was gonna be hooked from the start, and that is true. If you are anything like me and enjoy learning about cults and commune behavior, this read is for you. And, as a bonus, it's set in my home state of Washington. That always gets a higher rank, in my opinion, because most other books I've read that are set here are so good either way. Our main character is the focal point for me, and later on in her journey, we see that 'stereotypical' struggle of beliefs and the like as she learns more and more about her world versus 'the outside' when she receives her calling and works in the Outside for the first time in her life. I don't know how to describe this other than it's just a journey to be experienced. I thought it was such a fun read to witness someone learning about the world we know of and all the while trying to understand where she herself comes from, and the adjustments along the way. In a way, it's a feel good, eye opening, highly fascinating read that I think everyone should at least give a try.”

About Karen Finneyfrock

Karen Finneyfrock is a poet, novelist, and teaching artist. She is a writer-in-residence at Richard Hugo House in Seattle, Washington, and teaches for Seattle Arts and Lectures’ Writers-in-the-Schools program. In 2010, Karen traveled to Nepal as a Cultural Envoy through the US Department of State to perform and teach poetry and in 2011, she did a reading tour in Germany sponsored by the US Embassy. She has published two books of poetry and one young adult novel, The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door.

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