Fred Marcellino

Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless trumpeter swan; his determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet takes him far from his wilderness home.

While the other young weasels of Wainscott dance under the pines, Bagley thinks about Bridget, the fish who lives in a pond down the brook from his den. Only a true hero can save Bridget from the death that awaits her. Surprising even himself, Bagley proves to be that hero.