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by Gigi Sedlmayer (Author)

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The adventure of a young girl will captivate your attention in this beautiful book. The words soar off the page and into your heart as you read this imaginative story.

Enjoy seeing the family dynamic from the first moment with her brother, to the gentle times with her mom, and the exciting scenes with her father.

A young girl, Matica, is jealous of her brother, Aiken's ability to have friends. But Matica's ability to form friendships is extraordinary. The trust and camaraderie between Matica and the condors is truly wonderful.

The way the author revealed each situation is fun to read and it made one anxious to see what's next. Acceptance was eloquently woven into the story without being blatant. And the other thing I learned was that when certain things happen, you don't always know why and just maybe something goodwill come of it.

Talon, Come Fly With Me is not only magical but inspiring. The author is expressive every step of the way and paint such vivid pictures with her words.

Length: 238 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite

Talon, Come Fly with Me: TheTalon Series, Book 1 is a preteen and young adult adventure novelwritten by Gigi Sedlmayer. Being nearly ten years old and having thebody of a two-year-old has not been without its challenges for Matica,especially since the Indians in the little village of Pucara in Peru,where she and her family live, are not at all comfortable with her andhave forbidden their children to play with her. While she was born inAustralia, she's been living there with her missionary parents and heryounger brother, Aikon, since she was four years old. Matica loves thevillage, but she wishes she could have friends like her little brotherdoes. Her interest in birds leads her to admire the Andean condors whohave decided to stay in the nearby mountains. She goes out to herspecial place to see them every day and even takes a dead lizard, whenshe or Aikon can find one, to toss up to the big male condor. Then oneday he lands in a nearby tree to meet her. It is a momentous experiencefor both Matica and the huge, intelligent bird who almost seems tounderstand what she says -- a life-changing one.

Gigi Sedlmayer's young adult coming of age novel, Talon, Come Fly withMe: The Talon Series, Book 1, is a moving and unforgettable story about a lonely girl's friendship with an Andean condor. The author does afabulous job of recreating the little village of Pucara and thesurrounding natural areas for her readers, and her characters are finely drawn and authentic. Matica is a grand main character and watching asshe summons up the courage to meet her Tamo, the adult male condor shebefriends, is a remarkable thing indeed. I could feel her fear andapprehension as she devises plans to foil the intentions of the animalsmugglers who are determined to steal the condor pair's egg, and cheered along with her as she finally sees a benefit to her special stature.Talon, Come Fly with Me: The Talon Series, Book 1 is most highlyrecommended.

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I even was challenged writing the first book and had to face myself.

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File Size: 858 KB
Print Length: 238 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Aurora House (March 16, 2014)
Publication Date: March 16, 2014
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00J2643PG
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Word Wise: Enabled
Lending: Not Enabled
Screen Reader: Supported

Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled

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inspiring story of a girl who's disability is her greatest strength

ByRobin LandryTOP 1000 REVIEWERon March 7, 2016

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Matica is a young girl who lives in the Andes with her missionary parents and older brother. What makes Matica unique, is that she is nine years-old but has the body of the two year-old child. Her affliction, causes the native Indians to be suspicious of Matica until she proves she is far more than her disability, and in fact her greatest strength is her size because being so small, Matica can fly on the back of a condor.

How this surprising event comes about, is when Matica befriends a male condor who seems to understand everything Matica is saying, and she in turn understand him. When the condor and his mate's precious egg is stolen by poachers, Matica and her father find, and rescue the egg with the condors' blessing. Matica and her family care for the egg and when it hatches, Matica is pseudo-mother to a giant condor.

Because of her befriending of the condors, Matica earns the Indians' respect and admiration, which turns her life around. She gives talks at the school, and becomes special instead of feared. This is a story about how one young girl's love for nature, turned her own life around and made it into something exciting, and most importantly, gave her disability meaning. This is a wonderfully written, heartfelt story about the power of love to redeem us. It's about how Nature can heal and give our lives meaning and being us closer to those around us. I really enjoyed this story and would recommend it to readers of all ages. There is nothing in this book that I would read to even a five year-old.

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A great read for all ages!

ByJacqueline M Piepenhagenon June 16, 2014

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Author Gigi Sedlmayer's first book of her TALON series "TALON Come Fly With Me" is an inspirational read. It takes the reader into the Andes Mountains of Peru to a remote village where we meet a young girl, named Matica who worries about being shunned by the tribal people because of her growth disability that makes her different from everyone else.

Everyday life continues with Matica and her Missionary family until one day she befriends two Condors she names Tamo and Tima. The village natives watch from a distance as her friendship and trust grow with the Condors. It only takes a short time before the entire village accepts the little girl for who she is when they find she can also communicate with them.

Matica joins forces with Tima and Tamo when poachers threaten to steal their one and only egg. You will need to read the story and follow Matica's journey as she helps her new found friends save their egg in a most unconventional way.

After the egg hatches Matica names the chick Talon and then a whole new journey begins as the village people watch and admire the bond they have developed.

The author takes a gentle approach throughout the book as to not be harsh towards human or animals. The author does a wonderful job with colorful detail. The conflict is light, yet I found all the principles needed for a wonderful story that I feel many elementary age children would enjoy reading.

I would recommend this book as well as the rest of the series to all ages.

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ByKittyon November 25, 2014

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Matica could handle the move from Australia to this small village high up in the Andes in Peru. She adapted easily to the lack of modern technology and running water. But there is one thing that makes her life difficult.
For whatever reason, the natives see her as an outcast because of her stature—or, rather, her lack. She is much smaller than other girls her age, and her new neighbors spurn her for that reason only. The rest of the family – little brother Aikon, father Crayn, and mother Mira – all seem to have as many friends as they would like.
But Matica wanders alone.
Her meanderings bring her to a peaceful, out-of-the-way clearing she decides to call Ramah, and this is where her life changes forever. She discovers two condors, who she names Tima and Tamo, and to her delight they seem to be just as curious about her as she is of them. Time passes, and they get to know each other to the point of a true friendship.
This does not go without notice by the villagers, who begin to see Matica differently. And when she is designated by Tima and Tamo to keep their egg, after a very dramatic struggle with poachers, she becomes even more famous.
And what happens after Talon is born will surprise everyone, even Matica and the condor parents.
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This story, Book One of the “Talon” series, is a great beginning to the tale of a lonely girl’s friendship with these huge birds of South America. I loved how their friendship grew, as much because of Tima and Tamo’s efforts as Matica’s. Fiction or not, I cannot say, but the condors possess a deep intelligence that I found in turns charming, endearing, and downright incredible.
I didn’t say much about Talon, even though his name is in the title. His was the egg rescued from the poachers, and he does some fantastic deeds while he is growing up. But to say too much would spoil it for other readers. Suffice it to say, he does some things that really make him memorable. The part in the book where he learns to fly—funny and frightening at the same time.
I loved how the villagers, and eventually people from all over, came to respect and understand Matica, and lost their unfounded fear of her stature. It took the friendship of one of the largest airborne animals in the world, but they finally realized that she was really no different from them.
Except she had huge birds following her around like dogs…
A great start to what should be a wonderful series. I look forward to reading the rest of the books.

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Delightful.

ByKaren Ingallson March 18, 2016

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A delightful and imaginative story about one young girl's relationship with a condor. She has a growth deficiency and has been teased by her classmates. However, they soon find new respect and admiration for her as she befriends the condors and helps raise a newly born chick. Wonderfully written.

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A Heart-warming Story

ByPaul A. Bussard, SF authoron August 14, 2014

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Sedlmayer's Talon series is great reading with a heart-warming connection between Matica and her condor friends. Although the story is uplifting for children with social challenges, it's a fun read for all. Sedlmayer's writing style reminds me somewhat of Madeleine L'Engle's, except for the age of the protagonists. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

Note--my rating scale: 5=I was so excited, I told the first person I saw, 4=I liked it. Any flaws I found were minor, 3=Flaws were distracting, but I kept on reading, 2=Flaws kept me from enjoying the story, 1=I couldn't force myself to finish the book.

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