A thrilling and heart-breaking animal adventure from the Carnegie-winning author of Lark . Life can be tough when you're a bird, and is especially tough for Herman, Beaky and Pidge. But when the cantankerous crow, young jackdaw and flighty pigeon band together as an unlikely flock, they set off for a place where they are promised shelter and food aplenty. As they set out into the wild, the trio find themselves facing a series of threats both human and animal. Will the three birds survive to make it to their final destination? And if they do, will it be everything they are hoping for?.