{"product_id":"the-emirs-falcon-9781989398319","title":"The Emir's Falcon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"She was raised to be free, not some rich man's pet . . . It's just not right!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernie Cholach's dad wants him to take over the family's rural Alberta feedlot, but Bernie has other ideas: he wants to be a biologist, an interest sparked by his experiences as a volunteer bird handler at a Canadian Wildlife Service facility that breeds and rears peregrine falcons for release into the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheik Nasur bin Mukhta, son of a Persian Gulf emir, studying petroleum engineering at the University of Alberta, dutifully accepts \u003cem\u003ehis life's\u003c\/em\u003e course, laid out for him by his traditionalist culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosie Leboucan, daughter of a Métis trapper, running her injured dad's trap line in the Swan Hills, is focused on keeping a roof over their heads and food on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the Government of Canada decides to give the emir one of the peregrines as a diplomatic gift. It's more than Bernie can stand. Impulsively, he takes the bird he has been tending-he's named it Skyrider-and flees to a remote cabin in the Swan Hills wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe RCMP mount a search. Nasur, sent by his father to collect the bird, insists on being on the scene-which turns out to be both Rosie's trapping territory \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e the territory of a hungry and dangerous mama grizzly bear with cubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe paths of the young people and the bear converge-and their coming together will send each in a new direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4582128\"\u003eMatt Hughes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shadowpaw Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781989398319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1989398316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF001020\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure | Survival Stories\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF043010\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature | Environment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF046050\"\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Places | Canada\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shadowpaw Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44715419468013,"sku":"9781989398319","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_68bc5709-2f45-4a7a-9c52-3072f6af728c.jpg?v=1704124934","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-emirs-falcon-9781989398319","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}