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Lattisha Fox asked this question about Bird Box (Bird Box, #1):
Do we ever get a reason for why she calls the children "boy" and "girl" ? I'm about 11 chapters in and it is driving me crazy. Like, wtf don't they have names?
Rob No, It's never explained.
we do find out their names, but the reason she calls them 'boy' and 'girl', is just a plot contrivance that is never given an…moreNo, It's never explained.
we do find out their names, but the reason she calls them 'boy' and 'girl', is just a plot contrivance that is never given an explanation.(less)
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by Josh Malerman (Goodreads Author)
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