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1st ed In the aftermath of a series of plane crashes caused by birds, seventeen-year-old Reese and her debate-team partner, David, receive medical treatment at a secret government facility and become tangled in a conspiracy that is, according to Reese's friend Julian, connected with aliens and UFOs Reese and her debate team partner David are stranded in Arizona after flocks of birds hurl themselves into airplanes across North America. The United States government grounds all flights, and the pair drive home from Arizona to San Francisco. Along a stretch of empty highway at night in the middle of Nevada, a bird flies into their headlights. They wake up in a military hospital, but the doctor won't tell them what happened, or where they are. Reese's search for the truth exposes a global conspiracy that the government is trying to keep secret. Suggested level: secondary