An instant USA Today bestseller! From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a girl who discovers a pair of endangered birds about to lay eggs in the marshes of her summer camp...and the secret plan she hatches to help them.
Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp,ย she discovers something evenย more peculiar: two majestic birdsย have builtย a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but thatโs impossibleโNinaย isย an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare birds havenโt nested in Texas for overย a hundredย years.
When Nina reports the sighting to wildlife officials, more questions arise. Experts trackย allย the endangered birds, but they canโt identify the female bird that Nina found. Who is she, and where did she come from?
With the help ofย some fellow campers, Ninaย sets outย to discover who the mystery bird really is.ย As she gets closer to the truth, will she find a flock of her own?
This instant classic captures the coming-of-age moment of learning to spread your wings in a way you'll never forget.