Whenalocal--andrare--penguinpopulationisthreatened,it’suptoagirl,adog,andapenguintoprotectthecolonyfromdanger,inthisheartwarmingstoryoffriendshipandteamworkbyMichelleSchusterman!PenguinIslandisknownforbeinghometoararepopulationoffairypenguins,separatedfromthemainlandbyanarrowstripofland.Troubleis,thatstripoflandbecomesexposedduringlowtide,andalocalpackoffoxeshasdiscoveredit!Whentwelve-year-oldAddieJenkinsrealizeshowvulnerablethepenguinsare,shedecidestotakeactionwithMax,herfaithfulandprotectivesheepdog,byherside.Maxbecomesthecolony’sprotector,keepingthefoxesatbayandteachingthepenguinshowtodefendthemselves.ButDarwin,ayoungandrambunctiouspenguin,doesn’ttrustMax,andthetwocan’tseemtoagreeoverwhat’sbestforthecolony.That’swhenabadthunderstormstrikes,leavingthepenguinssuddenlyaloneandwithoutprotection.WillMaxandDarwinbeabletosetasidetheirdifferencesandworktogethertosavethecolony?
