When I first saw this book, I thought I would just read a few pages and see if it is worth my time. Surprisingly, it is a captivating read. I learned many little facts about owls and birds in general.
It is the story of a undersized bird who would never be able to fly normally. She chose to use her disability for some noble purpose. In this case, she pretended to be an owlet and infiltrated into enemy camp to save eggs. In the end, she died as a heroine defending an egg she was rescuing through an eagle. Instead of being an odd single owl depending on other owls' charity for food, she became a role model in her country, Ambala. Her name, Hortense, became the most frequently used name in that land.
None of us are perfect. As pre-teens, most people have probably felt handicapped in one way or another. With such books published by Scholastic, no one needs to feel marginalized by any handicap, instead, we could rise above any handicap to be all that we can be, like Hortense.
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