Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge : 12 Gates Publishing : 9781495619731 : 1495619737 : 15 Nov 2016 : Hamelin is only a few weeks old as he and his parents, Johnnie and Simon, flee from trackers. Certain of their eventual capture and desperate for their son's survival, Johnnie and Simon devise a plan that lands Hamelin in a nearby orphanage. As Hamelin grows up in this nontraditional home, people begin to notice that he is "always looking for something or someone else." After their inevitable capture, Hamelin's parents are imprisoned in a nearby world under the control of the ruthless Ren'dal, all the while remembering the son they have abandoned. As Hamelin grows, he learns to deal with some of life's biggest challenges: making friends, dealing with bullies, and understanding why the people he cares about the most always have to leave him. When the children's home forgets his eighth birthday, Hamelin decides to run away. This decision, however, proves to be somet