Swordbird

by Nancy Yi Fan

The Stone-Run Country is in danger. The blue jays' Bluewingle tribe and their former friends, the cardinals of the Sunrise tribe, have gone to war. Each side believes the other to have stolen its food and eggs, little suspecting the malicious hawk, Turnatt, along with his hoard of crows and ravens. Now he is intent on enslaving all of the local woodbirds to work on his magnificent fortress, and it's up to a variety of brave birds to upset the villain's plans. Their only hope lies in summoning the great warrior, Swordbird, to assist them in their time of need. With the help of an escaped slave, the jays, cardinals, robins and a hot-air balloon full of traveling birds mount a spirited opposition to the forces of evil in their world. The author, Fan, wrote this book when she was just 11 years old.

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