“A mesmerizing tale like no other.”—Priyanka Kumar, author of Conversations with Birds “A beautiful book. The writing about birds—their songs and sounds, what birds mean to us, the wonder and joy they evoke in us—is among the most original, insightful, and enjoyable I’ve read.”—James Macdonald Lockhart, author of Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong This captivating memoir takes readers into the eccentric world of competitive bird-calling—following the coming-of-age story of two boys who found their voice in the natural world. This captivating book brings together two birds of a feather: Jean and Johnny, boys from very different worlds growing up in a small village in France.