From the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost comes a heartwarming, emotionally perceptive (Kirkus Reviews) story about new beginnings, burgeoning friendships, and finding your flock.Callie cant wait for her new life to start. After a major friendship breakup in San Diego, moving overseas to Scotland gives her the perfect chance to reinvent herself. On top of that, shes going to live in a real-life castle! But as romantic as life in a castle sounds, the reality is a little less comfortable: its run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. Plus, starting off on the wrong foot with the gardeners granddaughter doesnt help her nerves about making new friends. So she comes up with the perfect solution: shell be homeschooled. Her parents agree, on one condition: she has to participate in a social activity. Inspired by a journal that she finds hidden in her bedroom, Callie decides to join a birding club. Sure, it sounds unusual, but at least its not sports or performing. But when she clashes with the club leader, she risks losing a set of friends all over again. Will she ever be able to find her flock and make this strange new place feel like home?

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-18 years.

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster .

Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her family. She studied theater at Northwestern University, fell in love with her husband atop a Guatemalan volcano, and now spends her days surrounded by books and kids and chocolate. Her debut novel, Blood Water Paint, was longlisted for National Book Award and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Debut Award . www. joymccullough. com