Sixteen-year-old Darcie, feeling abandoned by her mother who is honeymooning with her new husand, becomes transfixed by a handsome, enigmatic bird keeper at the zoo where she is working for the summer. Darcie fails to read the danger signals emanating from Roman like an aura, and what she finally does for him reflects her driving need to secure love at any cost. 1987 ALA Best Books for Young Adults.
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