Ride the Wind

By Nicola Davies, Salvatore Rubbino (Illustrator)

A boy's secret mission to save an albatross tests his courage and empathy.

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40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Javier, grappling with his mother's loss and a distant father, discovers an injured albatross on a fishing trip. Defying his father's orders, he secretly nurses the bird back to health. But as the albatross hesitates to fly, Javier faces a dilemma: can he help her find her way home? Set against the vivid backdrop of Chile's Chiloé Archipelago, this tale explores themes of grief, connection, and the healing power of empathy. Will Javier's compassion be enough to mend both the bird's wings and his own fractured family ties?

From the publisher

A heartfelt story of a father and a son, of grief and reconnection–and an albatross who needs to find her way home. Javier has a secret. On one of his father’s fishing trips, still hurting from the loss of his mother, he finds an albatross caught on the hooks–alive, if only barely. Against the orders of his father, who has been distant and disparaging, Javier smuggles the bird to safety and begins nursing it back to health. Every day the albatross accepts a little more food, but she shows no sign of wanting to use her wings. And if Javier’s new friend refuses to fly, how will she ever find her way home? From award-winning author Nicola Davies, with dramatic watercolors by Salvatore Rubbino evoking the setting of Chiloé Archipelago, off the coast of Chile, comes a stirring tale of loss, loneliness, and the power of empathy.

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