His best friend has moved away, Billy Tucker, the school bully, picks on him, and his overprotective parents won't even let him have a dog! It's no wonder fifth-grader Colin Masterson spends his afternoons lying on his back in his parents hay fields, watching a golden eagle flying free in the wide Montana sky. Colin finds his private world invaded by a new girl in school, red-haired Janet Mitchell who shows Colin how to deal with Billy Tucker, and even encourages the two boys to become friends. When the boys discover the eagle lying unconscious in a snow bank in Colin`s back yard one snowy afternoon, and the new friends must learn to set aside any differences they still have for each other if they have any hope of finding their way back to the warmth and comfort of Colin's home.
His best friend has moved away, Billy Tucker, the school bully, picks on him, and his overprotective parents won't even let him have a dog! It's no wonder fifth-grader Colin Masterson spends his afternoons lying on his back in his parents hay fields, watching a golden eagle flying free in the wide Montana sky. Colin finds his private world invaded by a new girl in school, red-haired Janet Mitchell who shows Colin how to deal with Billy Tucker, and even encourages the two boys to become friends. When the boys discover the eagle lying unconscious in a snow bank in Colin`s back yard one snowy afternoon, and the new friends must learn to set aside any differences they still have for each other if they have any hope of finding their way back to the warmth and comfort of Colin's home.