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Talon, Come Fly with Me
The Talon Series, Book 1
Gigi Sedlmayer
2018 Silver Medal
198 Pages
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Children - Adventure
Talon Come Fly with Me by Gigi Sedlmayer is an inspirational,engaging and thoughtful must read story. It follows the story of alittle nine year old girl whose parents are missionaries in the smallvillage of Pucara, Peru. Matica, finds making friends with the localkids to be difficult. Matica has a condition that has hindered hergrowth, so she is extremely small like that of a two year old. The local Indians and villagers, don't understand her and are leery andmistrustful of her.
Then Matica comes upon two condors, a male and afemale. She is able to win their trust and begins to mysteriouslycommunicate with them. Her adventure has begun. The condor's egg isstolen by poachers and Matica and her father set out to rescue it, andthey are successful. With the condor's approval, Matica takes care ofthe precious egg. When the egg hatches,Matica becomes a substitutemother to the baby condor and names it,Talon. The local's observe thesuccess Matica has had with the condors,and they begin to warm up toher. Eventually, tiny Matica, becomes a well-liked, admired andrespected part of the community.
Talon, Come Fly with Me by Gigi Sedlmayer is filled with warmth and inspiration. It is a touching story about anine year girl that overcomes her disability and uses it for somethingextraordinary.Her love for nature changes her life and it becomesmeaningful and purposeful for her. Her disability is no longer ahindrance or something to be ashamed of.
Gigi Sedlmayer haswoven a tapestry of beauty, harmony and excitement in her fabulousstory. It is filled with intrigue and even some suspense. I loved it and couldn't put it down and read it late into the night to find out whatwould happen next. It brought a feeling of serenity to my soul. I lovedthe tale of the giant magnificent condors,coupled with the humaninteraction. It is just a beautiful story that adults and children willboth enjoy. It will be fully entertaining for the entire family.
TOP10 FINALIST with AUTHORS ACADEMY AWARDS 2018
SILVER MEDAL AWARD with READERS'FAVORITE in Children's' adventure 2018
Finalist with: BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD, 2017
Finalist with: IAN Book of the year award 2017 - The Independent Author Network
Silver for BOOK COVER competition with Authorsdb 2016
5 star Review byReaders' Favorite,
4 out of 4 stars review by Online Book Club
Then Matica comes upon two condors, a male and afemale. She is able to win their trust and begins to mysteriouslycommunicate with them. Her adventure has begun. The condor's egg isstolen by poachers and Matica and her father set out to rescue it, andthey are successful. With the condor's approval, Matica takes care ofthe precious egg. When the egg hatches,Matica becomes a substitutemother to the baby condor and names it,Talon. The local's observe thesuccess Matica has had with the condors,and they begin to warm up toher. Eventually, tiny Matica, becomes a well-liked, admired andrespected part of the community.
Talon, Come Fly with Me by Gigi Sedlmayer is filled with warmth and inspiration. It is a touching story about anine year girl that overcomes her disability and uses it for somethingextraordinary.Her love for nature changes her life and it becomesmeaningful and purposeful for her. Her disability is no longer ahindrance or something to be ashamed of.
Gigi Sedlmayer haswoven a tapestry of beauty, harmony and excitement in her fabulousstory. It is filled with intrigue and even some suspense. I loved it and couldn't put it down and read it late into the night to find out whatwould happen next. It brought a feeling of serenity to my soul. I lovedthe tale of the giant magnificent condors,coupled with the humaninteraction. It is just a beautiful story that adults and children willboth enjoy. It will be fully entertaining for the entire family.
I believe that Talon, Come Fly with Me should be a reading requirement in schools. It is full of emotion andlove with important messages throughout. The exemplary descriptivewriting had me on the beautiful scene watching on as the story unfolded. Gigi Sedlmayer is an excellent writer with a unique voice. Thisstory is original, genuine and compelling. Artisan Book Reviews highlyrecommends it to all readers. It is a page-turner and a must readmagical tale for everyone that likes clean, thoughtful and excitingreads about animals and extraordinary people.
BOOK 1: Talon, come fly with meTOP10 FINALIST with AUTHORS ACADEMY AWARDS 2018
SILVER MEDAL AWARD with READERS'FAVORITE in Children's' adventure 2018
Finalist with: BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD, 2017
Finalist with: IAN Book of the year award 2017 - The Independent Author Network
Silver for BOOK COVER competition with Authorsdb 2016
5 star Review byReaders' Favorite,
4 out of 4 stars review by Online Book Club
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