Ellie pet-sits for her neighbor's African grey parrot Alix, about whom she is writing a report, while her family argues over whether to get a cat or a dog, and her little brother accidentally lets Alix out of his cage, all of which is chronicled in Ellie's ever-present sketchbook.
year: 2010
call number/section: 1000
subjects: comic books, strips, etc, drawing, fiction, school stories, family life, parrots