In 1880s Fresno, California, thirteen-year-old Andi Carter faces a difficult decision when she witnesses a devastating incident involving one of the town's most prominent families, who then threaten her if she tells the truth during the trial.
In 1881 San Joaquin Valley, California, thirteen-year-old Andi Carter, her brother Mitch, and her friends Jenny and Cory face a cocky young deputy, a rattlesnake, and bank robbers during an ill-fated backcountry camping trip.
In 1881, after a winter flood closes school temporarily, Andi is sent to Miss Whitaker's Academy for Young Ladies in San Francisco, where she and her new roommate discover that Lin Mei, who works at the school, is really a slave.
Even after dealing with escaped convicts and wild horses, twelve-year-old Andi is not prepared for her latest surprise--a sister she never knew she had--but she relies on God to give her the strength she needs to care for her family.
First when she almost kills her new teacher by racing her horse down Main Street and then when she must decide whether or not to protect a cruel schoolmate from an escaped prisoner, twelve-year-old Andi relies on God for help.
