Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim

In Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim the world meets an insightful opinionated eight-year-old whos already taken a few steps toward becoming a pioneer--but also a shadow of her quirky self. Although shes corroded--sometimes literally--by a toxic but familiar social atmosphere her love of singing propels her to become the first ordained woman cantor in 3000 years of Jewish history. A family crisis exposes old and enduring wounds but she begins to rescue herself--by diligently going to therapy--and embarks on an imperfect but perpetual metamorphosis becoming the well-coiffed heroine of her own story. Barbara Ostfeld shows us that we are all brave pioneers--at becoming our true selves.