When the whole community is divided over the fate of the hen harriers that nest up there in the heather, Joe finds himself stuck right in the middle, with a choice to make, and a huge secret to keep.

Joe can't do what's right for everyone. But can he find the strength to fight for what he really believes in?

Joe has always loved the moorlands above his home: the wildness, the freedom, the peace. But since his father died, everything has changed, and the moors are no longer a place of refuge.

Now the whole community is divided over the fate of the hen harriers that nest up there in the heather - and Joe is stuck right in the middle, with a choice to make, and a huge secret to keep.

Joe can't do what's right for everyone. But can he find the strength to fight for what he really believes in?

Expert storyteller Gill Lewis presents a beautiful tale of loss, expectation, and change - with an important and thought-provoking environmental message.

"Lewis's confident, economical prose takes the reader up, up and away"

"Lewis writes beautifully about nature and animals"

"Gill Lewis has established herself as the principal contemporary writer of animal stories, combining a vet's knowledge of her subject with a novelist's capacity for character and plot"

"The best book I have ever read. I couldn't stop reading it Its the BEST"

"An emotionally rich and convincing story of loyalty, change, challenge and community ... Sky Dancer is a bold, brilliantly told story which makes readers feel they can surmount huge obstacles"

<"Vivid, difficult and satisfying, this is magnificent storytelling.>"

"Powerfully written from multiple perspectives, Lewis produces something very special with each new book"

"A bold and beautiful tale of friendship, nature and community"

"A radical story with many thought provoking messages"

"About social justice, rural communities and hen harriers on moorland, it is tightly written, sharply observed and well plotted" - one of the best children's books of the year

"No one writes about nature with as much passion and intelligence as Gill Lewis, whose books tackle controversial environmental issues through memorable characters trapped in dilemmas"