by John Casey
First published 2017
A powerful dust storm tears across the farm, sending dirt swirling everywhere and turning the world brown. The family searches desperately through the chaos. Gypsy and Penny huddle safely in their barn. Pansy sits secure in her nesting box. But Lucy the red chick is nowhere to be found. The storm has taken her somewhere beyond the familiar boundaries of home. Now the search begins across a landscape transformed by wind and dust. Will Lucy find her way back to the farm she knows? Can a small red chick survive alone in this harsh new world? This story follows one family's determination to bring Lucy home and explores how even the smallest creatures can show remarkable courage when faced with the unknown.
Genres: fiction, animals, family-life
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, survival
Setting: Farm
15 pages · Kindle Edition