![]() ![]() All the trees near the buzzpaths are getting sawed down with a thunderous roar. She and another friend, Chai, set out to find Jed.īut where Jed lands, there is a threat to the trees. ![]() She sees that he falls near the third giant frozen spider web along the buzzpaths (utility wires). Fortunately for Jed, his best friend, TsTs, is in a treetop, sees the hawk snatch him, and sees him fall, faraway. However, Jed lands in a realm far from his home. ![]() Because it is so hard to do when your situation is not relaxing.īut Jed concentrated and completely relaxed his muscles - like the great Houdini escaping a straitjacket - and he slipped like water* through the distracted hawk’s talons. It was a technique from the ancient squirrel defensive martial art of Hai Tchree, not well known because it doesn’t work most of the time. As he’s flying in the hawk’s talons, he tries to distract the hawk by yelling about mice.įor an instant, the hawk, scanning for mice, eased his grip, ever so slightly.Īnd in that instant, Jed relaxed his muscles. Right at the start our hero, the squirrel Jed, gets snatched by a hawk. With spot illustrations throughout, this is a gentle adventure for young readers, and would make an outstanding family or classroom read-aloud. Supposedly told to the author by a squirrel who enjoyed her peanut butter sandwich, the book has a strong authorial voice that doesn’t get cutesy. 2014 Cybils Finalist, Speculative Fiction for Elementary/Middle Grade ![]()
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