{"product_id":"cuckoos-flight-hardcover","title":"Cuckoo's Flight - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Orr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new gripping Bronze Age story from Wendy Orr, internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDragonfly Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwallow's Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClio can't remember a time when she didn't share a bond with the mare Grey Girl. On the whole island of Crete, she and her Trojan-born father are the only people who raise and ride horses--and she couldn't live without it. Between the freedom of the pasture and the safety of her grandmother Leira's pottery studio, Clio has always had everything she needed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen an accident stole Clio's ability to ride, or even to walk without a crutch. The weather changed and summers grew drier. Now raiders are preying on nearby towns. As anxiety builds, a terrible pronouncement is issued by the palace: at the spring festival, a girl between the ages of twelve and fourteen will be chosen to save the town from disaster. She will be sacrificed as an offering to the mother goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCuckoo's Flight\u003c\/i\u003e, internationally bestselling author Wendy Orr returns to the Bronze-Age setting of her critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eDragonfly Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwallow's Dance\u003c\/i\u003e. With her signature blend of striking prose and emotionally taut verse, she immerses readers in a thrilling coming-of-age story as Clio battles the political power of the palace and her own feelings of inadequacy to save her town, her horses, and perhaps even herself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuckoo's Flight\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699717181503,"sku":"9781772781908","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/108ade57eaf3ef6faeeb1cd2aa013dac.webp?v=1765014278","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/cuckoos-flight-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}