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Banished to her father's eagle research project for a drinking incident, Alex inadvertently injures an eagle chick and then strands herself and the chick on a remote Minnesota lake island. Her efforts to survive and to keep the chick alive reveal her inner strength and give her perspective on her family. Occasional preachy moments only slightly mar this gripping survival story.