Sondra and the Blue Magpie
Some girls talk to animals. Sondra becomes them.
Twelve-year-old Sondra Jameson lives a double life. By day, she's a normal student. By afternoon, she trains as a Nagula, one of a rare ancient lineage with the power to shapeshift, speak to animals, and defend the forces of Light. Her mentor, Master Soong, warns her that an old war is rising between Light and Dark, and she is destined to be at its center.
Sondra's mission begins when she encounters Pelea, a frantic blue magpie whose family has been captured by ruthless poachers. The brutal human-led destruction of the Ancestors' Forest is the physical manifestation of the rising Dark, pitting Sondra's nature magic against human greed and heavy machinery.
To save the captured birds, Sondra must embrace her powers and achieve the impossible: unite the feuding magpies and macaques to fight as a single army against the poachers.
But when the battle brings her face-to-face with Bonewalker Warriors of the Dark and Lord Raspspinner, Sondra realizes this is more than just a fight to save a nest.
Failure means losing the forest. Success means facing a destiny that could cost her everything.
Read the first book in the exciting Nagula series and join Sondra as she discovers the strength within herself and the powerful magic of a united forest.