All Amy Wells wanted to do throughout high school was go to Virginia Tech and be the school's mascot. That dream came true and now she has published a book about it.

As the HokieBird mascot at Virginia Tech, Augusta County native Amy Wells had to keep her role as “the bird” a secret from other students. To uphold the mascot’s mystique, when she was in ...

There were two students who split time as the HokieBird during Wells' time at Virginia Tech. Now, she said, there are about seven students who do it because the mascot is in so much more demand.