Danny longs for adventure - or just a super-cool summer holiday, for once - but every year he is shipped off to the quiet village of Kinoussie in Scotland to stay with his gran.

Nothing ever ever happens in Kinoussie - except his gran makes him eat a lot of porridge, and the only person to hang out with is science-mad Susie, who is more interested in watching programmes about tapeworms than finding fun!

But when Danny hears about a shipwreck just off the coast, his adventure really begins and when he discovers a dodo (of all things!), Danny certainly gets more than he bargains for!

Trying to keep the dodo fed, safe and quiet is a mammoth task and Danny's lies and excuses are soon spinning out of control.

Why had he ever wished for something more exciting to happen?