It's funny how things sneak up on you...

Kate Willoughby is a champion for throwaways--discarded dogs and cats, abandoned horses bound for slaughter, and all creatures great and small. But now it's Kate who's been tossed aside like a dog dumped by the side of the road. Who will champion Kate?

A School of Daughters by Kate René MacKenzie shines a light on the childhood events and adult choices that, like stepping stones, brought her to this moment, Kate illuminates a familiar and well-worn path. Narrating her story with equal doses of heartache and humor, Kate comes to understand that nothing sneaks up on you that isn't already here. Learning from Phineas, the determined grosbeak, Kate realizes that even after a devastating injury, you can soar again.