Ash & Feather

When fourteen-year-old Phoenix learns of her parent, Eagle's cancer diagnosis, her shoulder blades start to itch. It's the end of summer vacation, eighth grade starts next week, and Phoenix's world collapses. Every hall she runs down, every room she hides in, Phoenix feels herself changing, growing wings while Eagle may be dying. She builds a new nest from the comfort of grandparent Duck, counselor Hen, and sweetheart Ing. But cancer is like a coyote howling in the hills waiting for Phoenix...