Used book – The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch

Brandon Vanderkool has only one passion: birds. But, pushed by his father, he has just joined the Border Patrol, the US border police, where he is responsible for monitoring a porous - and peaceful - stretch of border between the United States and Canada. Is it because he is dyslexic, or because he has a unique perception of the world, he starts making arrests one after another. This sudden efficiency makes him a hero in his small border town, where conversations are lively. Meanwhile, Madeline, Brandon's Canadian neighbor, eager to escape this small community, gets involved in drug trafficking. A whimsical story, with an offbeat and endearing hero.