{"product_id":"shade-of-wings-paperback","title":"Shade of Wings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePam McGaffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Laline Paull, a speculative young adult novel about a family of New York City crows struggling to survive the outbreak of West Nile virus during the sizzling summer of 1999.\u003c\/strong\u003eFour-year-old Duncan needs to hurry up and find a mate--or so says his sister, Cloud. But she doesn't know about the mistake that's preventing him from leaving their family to start another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he's the eldest, Duncan doesn't see himself as a leader. Yet that's what he must become when both his parents die of the mysterious illness that's killing crows across New York City. He devotes himself to caring for his siblings, including three fledglings--but he soon discovers he can't protect them from the \"blind death.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a zoo pathologist's worst fears are realized. It starts with dead flamingos. Then critically ill New Yorkers start showing up in hospital emergency rooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome blame the crows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePam McGaffin \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer whose work has been published in literary journals, newspapers, and on websites. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Leaving Year\u003c\/i\u003e, (SparkPress, 2018), won three finalist teen fiction awards and took first place in the 2018 Best Book Awards for young adult fiction. A proud bird nerd, she lives in Seattle, WA, with her husband, Mark, and rescue dog, Mars. On their daily walks, they are greeted by many crow friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.47 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48619993956601,"sku":"9798896363125","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/d46NvvFLdW9798896363125.webp?v=1782947838","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/shade-of-wings-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}