Do you love a good story?  Laugh at elementary school moments, jump at the echo of possibly undead footsteps in the church next door, and cry when the news of a sudden death pulls your heart from your chest. Black Parakeets Only Hatch in December is a collection of anecdotes and vignettes of life growing up in the urban city of East Chicago, Indiana. Nestled between the big city presence of Chicago and the gritty, misrepresented aura of Gary, East Chicago is a brew for a common life experienced uncommonly.  The HATCHLING EDITION brings the same poignancy, humor and heart while adjusting stories and language for younger readers.