Urchin is an orphan. He was a squirrel who washed up on the beach as a baby on the night of the riding stars. He grows up on the Isle of Mistmantle and became page to Captain Crispin. But when the king and queen's baby is murdered and Crispin is blamed and banished, Urchin knows he must do something. The evil Lord Husk and Lady Aspen are behind the murder and Urchin knows he must do something. The evil Lord Husk and Lady Aspen are behind the murder and Urchin knows he must stop them from taking power to save the Isle of Mistmantle.
Lexie S., grade 7