1 Another Adventure

WIND RIDERS SEARCH FOR THE SCARLET MACAWS WRITTEN BY JEN MARLIN ILLUSTRATED BY IZZY BURTON

Chapter 1 Another Adventure "Uh-oh, a waterfall!" cried Max. He held his breath as the toy boat lunged forward, caught in the rushing water of the rocky stream. For a moment, the tiny wooden vessel hung suspended—half in the water, half out. Then it plunged, nose first, over the edge.

"Yes!" cried Sofia. "That was our best run yet." She leaned over the stream and collected the model boat from a mass of leaves and twigs. Cold raindrops trickled down the back of her neck, and she squealed. "This rain just won't let up!" She gazed past the marina toward the sandy beach, where the air was thick like a misty gray curtain. She and her parents were visiting Starry Bay for the summer, and this was their first day without sunshine. Max laughed. "Grandpa knew it was coming, because he saw a halo around the sun when we were

out on his boat this morning." As a retired fisher, Max's grandpa knew everything there was to know about the weather, the sea, and boats. He'd even helped them carve the wooden boat that they were playing with. The model was fun, but Max couldn't stop thinking about a boat he and Sofia had sailed together for real. His gaze drifted to the mangrove forest behind them.

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Sofia caught his eye. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" she asked. "Wind Rider?" Max whispered, as if someone might overhear. "Exactly." Just a few days ago, the old sailboat they had found in the mangrove forest had magically transformed into a brand-new boat and taken them on an amazing adventure in Hawaii. "Did we really sail across the ocean?" Max asked. The whole thing felt like a dream. Sofia grinned. "We really did. I just hope we'll get to do it again one day." They had tried boarding the boat yesterday and spinning the creaky wooden helm. But this time, nothing had happened.