Blue Heron

Description:

Maggie, almost 13, is visiting her father, his young wife, and their new baby during her summer vacation. At the lake near their rented cottage, Maggie observes a great blue heron. She identifies with the solitary bird, then makes the startling discovery that someone is trying to kill it. While grappling with this mystery, she must also deal with strange new conflicts in her family.

subjects: Family problems,  Fiction,  Friendship,  Herons,  Juvenile fiction,  Children's fiction,  Herons, fiction,  Family, fiction