In this fresh and funny novel, a teenage falconer in training gets in
trouble when he finds himself falling for a girl who is part of a
radical animal rights group, now available in paperback.
Mercer Buddie wants two things: a girlfriend and the chance to prove
himself to his master falconer father. With hunting season approaching,
fourteen-year-old Mercer has only a short time to train his red-tailed
hawk, Flip.
Then Mercer meets Lucy and thinks his love life is about to take
flight--until he discovers that she belongs to a fanatical animal rights
organization called HALT. If Mercer wants to keep seeing Lucy, he'll
need to keep his love of falconry and his family's raptor rehabilitation
center a secret from her, and Lucy's involvement with HALT from his
family. Is love worth all the lies--and maybe even the loss of his
bird?