May Bird

"I'm not alone."

May Bird to Bo Cleevil

From May Bird Warrior Princess

Overview
May Ellen Bird is the main character and protagonist in the May Bird trilogy. She ventures into the Ever After and discovers what true friendship means.

Early Life
May Bird was born in White Moss Manor in Briery Swamp, West Virginia. She was described as a curious baby who still had the sight. As a young child, she had a cat named Legume. However, Legume dies and May, depressed, takes to wearing black and being alone. She is often teased by her classmates because she is somewhat eccentric, and her new cat, Somber Kitty, is her only friend. Being alone the whole time, she uses it to make art or spends time exploring the woods.

Characteristics
May Bird is described as having black bobbed hair, large brown eyes, being very skinny, and knobby knees. She often plays in the woods behind her house, pretending to be a brave "warrior princess" and dressing up. May, however, is extremely shy and afraid, making an unlikely hero for the Ever After. However, she is also very creative and crafty, enjoying to draw and create things, such as booby traps.

May Bird and the Ever After
May Bird enjoys exploring the woods of Briery Swamp with her loyal hairless cat, Somber Kitty, and soon discovers a hidden lake nestled inside the trees, beyond the endless briars. When May falls into the lake, she realizes she's entered the land of ghosts-- The Ever After!

Most of the Ever After's inhabitants (ghosts and goblins, spirits and specters) are afraid of Live Ones because of their ruler, evil Bo Cleevil who claims that 'Live Ones' are dangerous. Suddenly, May is thrust into a world of adventure and a battle for her life. Picking up interesting friends along the way, May navigates the dangerous Ever After. But all May really wants is to go back home to Somber Kitty and her mother.

May learns that if she hopes to get home, she must read the Book of the Dead which has the answers to everything. Unfortunately, the Book of the Dead is the most guarded place in the Ever After, the City of Ether, in the airtight Eternal Edifice in the Ever After, protected by enchantments, sniffing phantoms, ghouls, and the Bogey.

May Bird Among the Stars
May Bird Among the Stars starts out with May, Somber Kitty, Pumpkin, Beatrice, and Fabbio all on the train heading north. There, May meets the mysterious lady of the North Farm