Across the Pond
From the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost comes a heartwarming story about new beginnings, friendships, and finding your flock. Callie is excited for her new life in Scotland, living in a real-life castle. However, the reality is less than ideal: run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. To make friends, Callie joins a birding club, but clashes with the leader. Will she find her flock and make this strange place feel like home?
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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 can't 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, she's going to live in a real-life castle!
But as romantic as life in a castle sounds, the reality is a little less comfortable: it's run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. Plus, starting off on the wrong foot with the gardener's granddaughter doesn't help her nerves about making new friends. So, she comes up with the perfect solution: she'll 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 it's 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?
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Brand: ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Publisher Date: 03/01/2022
Author: Joy Mccullough
Dimensions: 7.63 x 5.13 x 0.80
UPC: 9781534471221
Ages: 10-15
Pages: 304