Avenging the Owl, by Melissa Hart

I just finished this OBOB book last night, after taking WAYYYYYY too long to do so! It was good, and really interesting, especially if you have any interest in raptors...owls, falcons, etc. I have an interest, because last year a pair of Great Horned Owls built their nest and had 2 babies in the tree right behind my house!! As the babies got bigger and the momma looked harder for food to feed them, I became more and more frightened...she looked at me and my brother, Henry, for a long time one early morning...and she could have carried me away if she had wanted to! Yikes! Luckily, my human stayed close by and protected us while we took care of business...if you know what I mean!  ANYway, I haven't read anything by this Hart before, but I did find out that she lives here in Springfield, too! Cool! A good realistic fiction story about a boy whose is forced to move from his Southern California home to Oregon. He leaves his friend behind and quickly gets himself into serious trouble with the police when an owl grabs his new kitten and takes her away! Scary, right? He then tries to shoot the owl, and hits a neighbor boy instead, and ends up having to do community service at the local raptor center. If you like a good realistic fiction story, give this a try - 4 paws!