Book excerpt: Key Selling Points Ava inherits an African gray parrot from a relative and has to deal with the social embarrassment the parrot causes when her brother posts a video of them online This book deals with themes of divorce, social media pressures and friendship. The book tackles sensitive issues in a humorous and realistic way. Alice Kuipers and her husband Yann Martel (Life of Pi) used to own a parrot. His name was Fernando. Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.