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If VIOLET CRUNKLY said aloud that her best friend was a pigeon, that she spoke Pigeonese, and was an Honorary Member of the Central Park Pigeon Flock (non-flying status), everyone would swear she was bonkers. Tell the truth about her pigeon world to humans? Seriously? Then New York City Mayor Riblet announces plans to destroy the City's "sky rats", and turn New York into "The Pigeon-Poop-Free Capital of the World!” Horrified yet determined, Violet and her best friend, a pigeon named Herkimer, set out to keep the pigeons safe and to bring down City Hall. But when Herkimer suddenly goes missing, Violet is lost and helpless. Despite her genius IQ, without Herkimer by her side, she's a coward. She stumbles across Mayor Riblet’s and his wife’s secret scheme to make a fortune through cruelly exploiting the pigeons. The Riblets scramble to keep the girl's mouth shut through magic spells and an attempted kidnapping. Violet must fend them off, find her best friend and save the New York City pigeons. But, honestly, is that something cowards can even do? Violet faces another struggle. She must learn to believe in herself. As the Mayor orders nets to be prepared for the great pigeon roundup, Violet makes a decision that could haunt her for the rest of her life.