Everything you need to understand or teach The Aviary by Kathleen O'Dell.
Clara Dooley is a twelve year old girl that lives with her mother in Lockhaven, Maine, a seaport town. Due to a supposed physical condition, a weak heart, Clara is housebound in the Glendoveer mansion along with the owner, Mrs. Glendoveer, and the cook, Ruby. Clara’s mother, a nurse, takes care of Mrs. Glendoveer. The only place Clara is permitted to go outside of the house is into the rose...