<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Inspired by true events&nbsp;</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Charley the Oceanside Pelican</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;is a whimsical and touching story about community courage and coming home.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Charley the Pelican is grumpy cantankerous and fiercely protective of his perch on the Oceanside Pier...Until disaster strikes.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When a fire threatens the only home he's ever known Charley witnesses true bravery from the First Responders and townspeople who rally to save the pier.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In the aftermath Charley goes on a heartfelt journey of reflection returning not just to the pier-but to a new sense of gratitude.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Charley finds a love for Oceanside that he did not know he had. Reminding readers that sometimes flying away helps you see that home is where your heart really wants you to be.</span></p><p></p>