"If your summer abroad reveals a window in time, slip through it." -Marty McEntire, Europe for Americans Travel Guide

After a tough year, fifteen-year-old Birdie needs a fresh start. When her mom suggests they spend the summer exploring Europe, she's relieved to get out of town. Their first stop - the medieval city of Bruges, with its towering cathedrals and sparkling canals - seems like the change of scenery they both need.

But it's not long before a magical discovery and a new friend named Ben draw Birdie beyond the tourist attractions, deep into the maze of cobblestone lanes where visitors seldom go - and where the ghosts of the medieval city linger.

There, deep in the shadows of the past, they stumble upon a mysterious journal and a boy in peril. Determined to help but not sure how, Birdie and Ben travel through time on a dangerous quest - risking everything to find their way home again.

Birdie in Bruges is book one in the Birdie Abroad series.