After the tragic death of his mother, eleven year old Will is sent to temporarily stay with his uncle in the mountains. After years trapped in a high-rise flat, with only birds for company, Will doesn’t know how he’ll survive a place like this, but he soon finds solace in the woods, when he’s surrounded by birdsong. With his new friend Omar – a refugee from Afghanistan – Will discovers an osprey nest, with two small chicks inside. He forms an unbreakable bond with the birds, especially the smallest chick, who they name Whitetip. But when tragedy almost strikes again one stormy night, and Whitetip is knocked out of the nest – breaking a wing, Will is determined to save her. Smuggling her down from the mountain, he finds a way to keep her alive. As Will helps Whitetip to grow and to heal, he finds a strength inside himself that he never knew he had.
Bird boy
Borzoi School Book Club, Children's Middle GradeBorzoi School Book Club Review:
This is a special story that follows the journey of a little boy called Will. Will is recently orphaned following the death of his mother and goes to live with his uncle he doesn’t know. As he navigates feeling scared and confused in his new life in a cottage in the Lake District, he finds an orphaned baby Osprey with a very bad broken wing. We see Will learn to love again and make new friends alongside a baby chick- also growing and learning to live too.
Albert, Kingham Primary School
£7.99
In stock