Book Review: When Mockingbirds Sing" by Billy Coffey

In a seven day timeline, Billy Coffey introduces us to an example of how God portrays himself to individuals and communities by a young girl who is socially inept due to her stubborn stutter. With no friends, other than adults she is quite a loner. For her birthday a neighborhood man builds her an art easel. With this easel she creates amazing artwork. The first picture she makes for the man who gave her the gift. She told him it was inspired by an entity which she refers to as "the rainbow man". Townsfolk think she is crazy talking about this rainbow man, but numbers are discovered in that very first drawing and they help a couple win the lottery and save their house. Some people are amazed by this talent while others think the numbers being in the picture are just a fluke, somehow a coincidence, but she sticks by her guns and says she only did it because the rainbow man told her she was to. At this point, her father a psychologist is racking his brain trying to figure out what is going on his little girl's head, but he just can't seem to come to an answer. This "rainbow man" is her only friend for quite some time, but no one else can see him. Until a little girl decides to make friends with her. The two are almost in seperable and they both believe in the rainbow man , although he is invisible. Unfortunately, trouble strikes when some not so nice things are said, and she tries to warn the neighborhood of something bad that is to come. She draws another picture with more numbers in it, but lots of people were disappointed this time, since the numbers did not win the lottery. The death of a lady in the neighborhood, she decides to bring a picture to the wake and it upsets many people. It's a dark picture of sorts with blood and hurtful sights. She swears she is sorry but the rainbow man told her to do it. At the carnival the next night, she senses something bad is about to happen. She cannot quite pinpoint it but she knows the only safe place to go is one of the shops...an older shop where she spends much of her time before the lady passed away. Some such as the preacher decide to stay behind, but she warns them that they wont be safe they have to go to the basement of the shop. A storm takes place and the preacher dies on her lap with his head resting gently as she tells him that he was coming for him , and she would be safe. He risked his life trying to save her but she knew she would be safe.. the town is torn to pieces as a tornado rummages though.