From the outside, 13-year-old alberta -- bird -- looks like a typical teenager. She spends her days attending school, riding horses, and helping out on the farm where she lives with her aunt hannah. But bird is anything ...From the outside, 13-year-old alberta -- bird -- looks like a typical teenager. She spends her days attending school, riding horses, and helping out on the farm where she lives with her aunt hannah. But bird is anything but typical. For one, she hears things that no one else hears, like the thoughts of the various animals she befriends.