The Pink Pigeon - Camac Johnson

A girl fights to keep her dream alive . . . Nine-year-old Leena arrives in Mauritius ready for her holiday adventure: a search for the island's rare pink pigeons. However, the grown-ups are focused on a family wedding and her pleas are ignored. Dejected, she considers running away to the birds' forest home. Finally, her uncle agrees to take her. But nothing goes according to plan. She ends up in trouble for continuing the search in the rain. With the holiday about to end, they make one last try but see no sign of the beautiful birds. Leena is dismayed: she has failed in her quest. Then something extraordinary occurs - leaving her certain that her pleas must have reached a wider audience.