This âvividly imagined and well-written novelâ (Booklist, starred review) tells a gripping story about a boy from Scotland and a girl from West Africa who join together to save a migrating Ospreyâand end up saving each other.
When Callum spots crazy Iona McNair on his familyâs sprawling property, sheâs catching a fish with her bare hands. She wonât share the fish, but does share something else: a secret.
Sheâs discovered a rare endangered bird, an Osprey, and itâs clear to both her and Callum that if anyone finds out about the bird, it, and its species, is likely doomed. Poachers, egg thieves, and wild weather are just some of the threats, so Iona and Callum vow to keep track of the bird and check her migratory progress using the code a preservationist tagged on her ankle, no matter what.
But when one of them can no longer keep the promise, itâs up to the other to do it for them both. No matter what. Set against the dramatic landscapes of Scotland and West Africa, this is a story of unlikely friendships, the wonders of the wildâand the everyday leaps of faith that set our souls to flight.