The Feathernail and Other Gifts (or the adventures of Emily Finfeather), is a tale of altruism and magic for mature children and immature adults The extensive vocabulary is explained by footnotes [1]. Emily Finfeather is an orphan [2]; who lives with her angry and silent Grandmother in a dark, windy, old house. On a field trip to the zoo, Emily is locked inside the aviary by evil classmates. What she discovers there will change the shape of reality forever. (1) Footnotes live at the bottom of the page and give you extra information, misinformation and/or facts about some parts of the story.[2] This means that she had lost both parents. Now one might easily misplace one parent, but to lose two, is very, very careless indeed!A magical, humorous tale of good, evil, vengeance and forgiveness, The Feathernail is a delight for children and adults alike! ---Ray Bradbury