This modern classic is an excellent class reader for Key Stage 3 students. Gracie and Daniel have been warned to keep away from the Birdman but they discover that he isn't the mad or dangerous person he is made out to be. Yet he does warn them to stay away from the abandoned Samson Island - he says it's cursed. Suddenly the Birdman's warnings seem to be coming true. Can Gracie and Daniel find out what the Birdman knows - before it's too late? Age 10+