{"product_id":"cuckoos-flight-9781772781908","title":"Cuckoo's Flight","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pajama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772781908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Wendy Orr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38521668960437,"sku":"9781772781908","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c71c04cb-7917-4081-8456-37164d0fb8b8.jpg?v=1613486838","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cuckoos-flight-9781772781908","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}