The Angry Eagle Feather
by Julie Tosh

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60 mins Present Day Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

From the author of Beauty of the Century and Pharaoh's Revenge comes a beautiful modem Native American fable with a universal message.

Ruth MacAfferty has a problem.

First of all, for a third grader she gets too much homework.

She also has a disinterested older brother Jacob and a know-it-all older sister Sarah.

But life as she knows it comes to a crashing halt when a golden eagle feather falls from the sky to land at her feet.

Her first mistake is picking it up.

Her second is telling anyone she has it.

Because now Ruth is a criminal.

She is breaking the law of the United States by possessing a protected religious symbol of Native American tribes everywhere.

On top of that, the feather has started talking to her, and it isn't happy sitting in her backpack day after day.

Jacob thinks she should see someone in government.

Sarah thinks she should take it back to where she got it.

But, after a late night visit from Geronimo, Grover Cleveland, and a very angry Eagle Feather, Ruth and her feather each find a new meaning for home.

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Mr. Macafferty early 40's, Ruth's father.	male	40s	early 40's, Ruth's father.
Soledad Ramirez 8, third grader and Ruth's best friend.	—	—	8, third grader and Ruth's best friend.
Eagle Feather a talking piece of bird plumage.	—	—	a talking piece of bird plumage.
Jacob Macafferty 12, seventh grader more interested in music than sisters.	female	—	12, seventh grader more interested in music than sisters.
Sarah Macafferty 10, fifth grader, thinks she is wise beyond her years.	female	—	10, fifth grader, thinks she is wise beyond her years.
Joan Macafferty early 40's, their mother.	female	40s	early 40's, their mother.
Geronimo 80's Apache warrior.	—	80s	80's Apache warrior.
Mrs. Finn 30's -50's, the third grade teacher.	—	30s	30's -50's, the third grade teacher.
Grover Cleveland 70's, former president.	—	70s	70's, former president.
Ruth Macafferty 8, third grader with too many problems.	—	—	8, third grader with too many problems.