Colin's Eagle

Eleven-year-old Colin Masterson has just begun the fifth grade, but dreads seeing Billy Tucker, the class bully who has picked on Colin his entire school life. Although Colin dreads the school year, he delights in running out into his familyas hay fields each afternoon to look for a golden eagle he began watching earlier that summer. But when the eagle crashes in Colinas backyard one snowy winteras afternoon, Colin vows to save her, even it means risking his own life to do so. This heart-warming story is about a boy and an eagle, about overcoming problems and fears, learning to make friends, and being part of a family. It sends a message that even though bad things happen in life, something good does come along, whether big or small, and with persistence and love, anything is possible.