Strange Birds

On Monday, eleven-year-old Anna is a perfectly happy child.In a few days, her parents will return from their sailing trip andgive her a horse of her own! The terrible news arrives onTuesday, sweeping over Anna like a dense fog: her parents arelost at sea. Things get worse. Cold-hearted Aunt Formaldybecomes Anna's guardian and exiles her to a tiny sewing room.Anna is numb with grief; her only place of respite is amysterious tree right outside her window. But when the treebecomes home to a herd of miniature winged horses whoseexistence becomes threatened, because of traitors and villains, Anna must act. Discovering that the tree's "nutberries" canmake her as tiny as the horses themselves, she risks becomingminiature and leads her beloved horses on an amazing journeythat will change her life forever.With its courageous young heroine and distinctive storytellingvoice, this empowering, contemporary fantasy will captivateand inspire young readers.