Wildoak

Maggie Stephens, a girl who struggles with a stutter, is sent to a remote part of Cornwall to stay with her grandfather for the winter. While exploring the frosty woods she discovers an abandoned snow-leopard cub, and when the cub's presence is learned by others the situation quickly becomes dangerous. The story follows Maggie as she tries to protect the leopard while confronting her own fears in a harsh, unfamiliar setting.