A review by tcbueti
Wild Wings by Gill Lewis
5.0
SAME BOOK AS SKY HAWK!
Callum learns about an endangered osprey nesting on their Scottish farm, from outcast classmate Iona. They bond over this secret, and Callum avoids his old friends to protect it. When the osprey, Iris, is injured, the local nature preserve manager helps them treat her and fits her with a transmitter. Iona dies suddenly (meningitis) but Callum has promised to protect Iris. When she to migrates to The Gambia and then her signal fails, Callum emails anyone he can think of to find and help her. His old friends are now in on the secret and help.
His emails are answered by Jeneba, a young girl hospitalized with two broken legs. Her father and brother find Iris and get her help for that old injury. The boys in Scotland raise $ for Jeneba to be flown to London for special surgery, while keeping Iris’ nesting site secret. All ends well as Iris fights through a storm to return to her mate and nest.
An all around feel good book, with so me lyrical bits. Wish Jeneba were fleshed out a bit more. The idea of broadening your worldview by tracking animal migration via Google maps, and the urgency of Iris’ journey make this a neat combo. Both a modern Scottish farm and a village in The Gambia will be new territory for our readers.
Callum learns about an endangered osprey nesting on their Scottish farm, from outcast classmate Iona. They bond over this secret, and Callum avoids his old friends to protect it. When the osprey, Iris, is injured, the local nature preserve manager helps them treat her and fits her with a transmitter. Iona dies suddenly (meningitis) but Callum has promised to protect Iris. When she to migrates to The Gambia and then her signal fails, Callum emails anyone he can think of to find and help her. His old friends are now in on the secret and help.
His emails are answered by Jeneba, a young girl hospitalized with two broken legs. Her father and brother find Iris and get her help for that old injury. The boys in Scotland raise $ for Jeneba to be flown to London for special surgery, while keeping Iris’ nesting site secret. All ends well as Iris fights through a storm to return to her mate and nest.
An all around feel good book, with so me lyrical bits. Wish Jeneba were fleshed out a bit more. The idea of broadening your worldview by tracking animal migration via Google maps, and the urgency of Iris’ journey make this a neat combo. Both a modern Scottish farm and a village in The Gambia will be new territory for our readers.