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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4–6—A small, close-knit Scottish village becomes the backdrop for this dramatic story of animal rescue and the unlikely friendship of an 11-year-old boy and girl from different backgrounds, with the plot growing to involve people from two continents. Callum McGregor first encounters Iona McNair catching a fish from the swift river on his family's property with her bare hands. Curious about the girl's self-sufficiency and the "secret" she offers to share with him, he follows her to a platform of branches in a tall tree from which they can watch a male os...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Through weird-girl Iona, Callum learns about the osprey pair living on his family's Scotland farm. Soon he's deeply involved in tracking...Log In or Sign Up to Read More