In an actual castle.Įven the exhaustion of the endless travel from San Diego to New York to London to Edinburgh to the village of South Kingsferry couldn’t extinguish the new thing bubbling up inside her.
It was sadly lacking in magical firebirds.īut now here she was. The only place Callie had ever traveled was Phoenix. Making herself smaller and smaller until she almost disappeared.īut here, in an actual castle where everything was larger than any life she’d ever known, where the grassy fields beyond the window stretched out like an ocean of green, she already felt her world expanding.Ĭallie wasn’t the kind of girl who traveled to Europe, like Kate, who “wintered” in Switzerland, or Imogen, who spent her birthday in Paris. A draft danced across the back of her neck, but the chill was quickly replaced by a flicker of something Callie hadn’t felt in ages.
She wanted to drink in everything at once-the infinite shades of green, the mossy stone walls along winding paths, the sheep grazing in far-off fields. Will she ever be able to find her flock and make this strange new place feel like home? ExcerptĬallie pressed her forehead to the thick windowpane and looked out across the rolling hills. But when she clashes with the club leader, she risks losing a set of friends all over again. Sure, it sounds unusual, but at least it’s not sports or performing.
Inspired by a journal that she finds hidden in her bedroom, Callie decides to join a birding club. Her parents agree, on one condition: she has to participate in a social activity. So she comes up with the perfect solution: she’ll be homeschooled.
Plus, starting off on the wrong foot with the gardener’s granddaughter doesn’t help her nerves about making new friends. On top of that, she’s going to live in a real-life castle!īut as romantic as life in a castle sounds, the reality is a little less comfortable: it’s run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. After a major friendship breakup in San Diego, moving overseas to Scotland gives her the perfect chance to reinvent herself. 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.Ĭallie can’t wait for her new life to start.
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