Fly Free by Carole S. Adler - USED

"None of Shari's brothers experience the cruel words and physical abuse she gets from her mother even though she does her best to be a good girl. Her mother expects her to take care of her little brother. Well, Shari loves him enough not to mind that responsibility, but when he gets in trouble her mother blames her. Her only escape is the woods and the birds! As secrets in her life are revealed, Shari finds a friend, an older woman who is also a bird lover. Would Shari be better off living with her friend?"