"There's a rift in the flock, and everyone is choosing sides! While Max and her team are Europe-bound, Fang and his crew head west. No matter which direction the flock heards in, though, there's trouble around every corner. Itex's "by-half plan" to reduce the world's population is already in motion, and they have no intention of letting anything--or anyone--stand in their way! Can these bird-kids of a feather survive if they don't flock together??"--Cover p. [4].