The Language of the Birds by by K.A. Merson

Arizona has some social issues.  She is sensitive to bright lights, loud noises and people. Currently depressed due to her father’s death, Arizona and her mother are on a road trip in their Airstream trailer and Ural sidecar motorcycle.  The sidecar is an addition to hold Mojo, her dog, a boxer and her best friend.

The plot centers around Arizona’s mother’s abduction by a miscreant calling himself the Adept.   The Adept is looking for the secrets of alchemy.  He thinks Arizona’s father was tracking down the mystical key to open the secrets of Alchemy.

Arizona is on the spectrum and has a distrust of people based on the treatment she has had in social environments, particularly school.  This makes it very hard for her to connect to Lily, like the flower, whom she meets at a campground.

There is mild action and some surprising growth in a young lady whose mind is puzzle-oriented and cryptographically superior.

I enjoyed the book and recommend it. 

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