A Redbird Christmas (2004) (edit title/settings)

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• Oswald T. Campbell: A man who thinks his life is over and instead finds it had never really begun until he moved from Chicago to Lost River to die.
• Roy Grimmitt: Owner of the store in Lost River and Jack's care taker.
• Frances Cleverdon: President of the Majestic Order of the Royal Polka Dots Secret Society and longtime resisdent of Lost River.
• Patsy Casey: A six year old crippled little girl who becomes best friends with Jack and changes the lives of many people in Lost River.
• Jack: A little redbird that changes a community
• Mildred: Frances' sister that has never been married at age 51. Dyes her hair color to match her mood. Reads trashy romance novels.
• Claude Underwood: Expert fisherman and mail carrier.
• Betty Kitchen: Offers her home to Oswald for $50 a week including meals. Former nurse that is taking care of her mother.
• Julian LaPonde: Raised Roy, but they had a falling out that forced people not to cross the river.
• Butch "Stick" Mannich: Tall skinny guy that is the only male member of the Polka Dots.
• Dottie Nivens: Postmaster that dreams of writing a novel.
• Marie: The love of Roy's life, and the cause of the rift with her father Julian.
• Dr. Sam Glickman: The doctor that waives his surgical fee to fix Patsy's handicap.
• Helen: Oswald's ex-wife. They are still friends and want each other to be happy.
• Amelia Martinez: Patsy's nurse in Atlanta that ends up in Lost river
• Tammie Suggs: Patsy's stepmother
• Sybil Underwood: Claude's wife whom he loves dearly
• Miss Alma: Betty's mother, a retired pastry chef who is suffering from dementia and keeps Betty on her toes.

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• “On the way back home, Oswald thought about it and wondered which was worse, being an accordion player or being an alcoholic. He figured it was a toss up.”

  Fannie Flagg

• “Isn't it amazing how one little bird changed so many lives?”

  Oswald T. Campbell

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• somehow the loss of Jack made her realize that she never wanted to lose another living thing without them knowing how she really felt.

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• It seemed to Oswald that everyone else had come into this world with a set of instructions but him. From the beginning he had always felt like a pair of white socks and brown shoes in a roomful of tuxedos.

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• A hangover was nothing compared to feeling all alone in a roomful of people.

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• As he read on, he decided that according to the book, he was definitely a medium-sized, redheaded, nonbreeding accidental. At last he knew what he was, and it amused him to no end. He was a rare bird, after all.

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• wondered which was worse, being an accordion player or being an alcoholic. He figured it was a toss-up.

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• The club motto was “To Toot One’s Own Horn Is Unattractive.”

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• He realized he was just like that duck. All his life he had been out in the world alone while the rest of the world swam by, happy in their own flock, knowing who they were and where they belonged.

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• “I’ll just have to believe the Good Lord will forgive me for lying just this once. And if He doesn’t, then He’s not half the man I thought He was.”

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• “You don’t need a life jacket. Hell, if you do fall in, the alligators will eat you before you drown.”

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• Besides, she had to run over to Mildred’s house and help get ready for the meeting of the Mystic Order of the Royal Polka Dots Secret Society.

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• Chicago: Where Oswald grew up and lives until he goes to Alabama
• Lost River: Town that Oswald goes to die
• Atlanta: Where Patsy's surgery takes place
• Alabama: State where Oswald moves
• Redbird, Alabama: New name for Lost River

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• Mystic Order of the Royal Polka Dots Secret Society: A group of ladies that do good deeds and wear polka dots on meeting days. They decorate the town tree for Christmas and keep it a secret.
• Alcoholics Anonymous: Oswald is a member, and usually falls off the wagon around the holidays.
• Mystic Order of the Royal Dotted Swiss: Sister organization to the Polka Dots over in Lillian.
• Alabama AA: Accordion Players

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1. Fannie Flagg (Author)

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• Library of Congress: PS3556.L26 R44
• Dewey: 813.54

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