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Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay

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Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck JayFor fans of Wesley the Owl and The Soul of an Octopus, the story of a sick baby bird nursed back to health and into the wild by renowned writer artist Julie Zickefoose. When Jemima, a young orphaned blue jay, is brought to wildlife rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose, she is a virtually tailless, palm sized bundle of gray blue fluff. But she is starved and very sick. Julie's constant care brings her around, and as Jemima is raised for eventual release, she

For fans of Wesley the Owl and The Soul of an Octopus, the story of a sick baby bird nursed back to health and into the wild by renowned writer/artist Julie Zickefoose.

When Jemima, a young orphaned blue jay, is brought to wildlife rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose, she is a virtually tailless, palm-sized bundle of gray-blue fluff. But she is starved and very sick. Julie's constant care brings her around, and as Jemima is raised for eventual release, she takes over the house and the rest of the author's summer.

Shortly after release, Jemima turns up with a deadly disease. But medicating a free-flying wild bird is a challenge. When the PBS show Nature expresses interest in filming Jemima, Julie must train her to behave on camera, as the bird gets ever wilder. Jemima bonds with a wild jay, stretching her ties with the family. Throughout, Julie grapples with the fallout of Jemima's illness, studies molt and migration, and does her best to keep Jemima strong and wild. She falls hard for this engaging, feisty and funny bird, a creative muse and source of strength through the author's own heartbreaking changes.

Emotional and honest, Saving Jemima is a universal story of the communion between a wild creature and the human chosen to raise it.



Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 09/10/2019
ISBN: 9781328518958
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Library Journal 08/01/2019 pg. 119
Booklist 08/01/2019 pg. 11
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Birmingham, US
★★★★★ 4
Cute, good quality. Wish there were more sizes available.
Size: 20, Color: Iced Blue Light Wash
Only 4 stars because once again, sizing for women's jeans isn't telling the truth/whole truth/nothing but the truth. I can wear a 20 in other jeans and they're sagging on me by midday. Some 20's feel like 18's. I don't know man. But sizing aside, these jeans are SUPER cute. And I just know that when I am able to sit in them without suffocating ... ladies, you know what I'm saying 😆 ... they're going to be so comfortable too. The material feels like really nice quality. They aren't true high rise but high enough to hold everything together. More like a medium high rise. I was really bummed they didn't have a 22. But I guess this is incentive. I'll order some amazon exercise clothing and work out until these fit me. I'd say they're on the 1/2 size too small of being true to size. But that's not really a fair assessment when no two different brands of jeans are the same in any capacity. If you're positive what size jeans you wear then I 100% recommend these. I can't wait to fit into mine.
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AnniesMom
Port Orchard, US
★★★★★ 5
Must buy. Flattering and comfortable
Size: 8, Color: Classic Medium Wash
Great fit! These jeans are the most comfortable jeans I have purchased in years. Fabric is soft and has some stretch so my the end of the day you are not feeling like a sausage. The cut is very flattering and the quality is better than many of the more expensive jeans on the market.
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Barbara S
Grantham, US
★★★★★ 5
Great jeans for this price!
I was hesitant to buy jeans on Amazon but I thought I'd give these a try since I've had trouble finding a boot cut jeans that I liked. I ordered my true size 29" waist, size 8 regular length and they fit true to size for me. I'm 5'3" so I have to wear about a 1" heel, which I like for a boot cut. They have a decent amount of stretch (but not too much) so they are very comfortable. Wearing these with heels makes my legs look nice and long so they are really flattering. Mine are dark blue rinse and I'm going to buy another pair in black because I like these so much! Good job, Amazon
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Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2025
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Ltg747
Boise, US
★★★★★ 3
Polyester in the jeans
I did not take a photo in these jeans because I did not intend to keep them, however, they do fit very well. They are true to size and great for tall women. However, the reason why I removed two stars and the reason why I did not keep them is the fabric content. There is a new development in denim these days where brands are changing the fiber content of denim to create a more inexpensive fabric. I do not agree with this and will not keep a pair of jeans that have polyester in them. Jeans have always been 100% cotton since the beginning of time. Now we have added spandex to them so that they stretch a little bit, which is great. So, your jeans should all be 98% cotton with 2% spandex, if they have spandex in them. If not, they should be 100% cotton. If you find a pair of jeans and look at the fiber content, and they have added in polyester, run. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I live in a very warm climate in South Florida. I cannot and will not wear jeans that have polyester in them. It makes them itchy, scratchy, and hot. I could tell immediately when I tried these on that they had polyester in them, and I immediately took them off and put them back in the bag for the return pile. I highly suggest that Amazon rework the fiber content on these jeans and charge just a little bit more because I’d rather pay five more dollars and have the jeans with no polyester in them. Aside from that, they are great jeans, but they are a little bit stiff. I don’t know what they would be like after one wash because I did not keep them.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2025
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Geri lee
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Short rise
Even for a petite woman, the rise is very short
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