Thirteen-year-old Lily fights to keep the life she loves ... best friend, Khiara, designer jeans, and most of all, her horse, Valiant. Losing it all, she arrives in India lonely and depressed. With a talent for finding trouble, she's abandoned on the night train, almost drowned, and the cause of a major traffic jam in the city. A beggar girl sings and skips by every day. Why is she so happy? Lily hast to know. Despite the danger, she sneaks out and follows the girl deep into the city. When Asha, the beggar girl, finds Lily, a friendship begins. Lily wakes in the night to sounds of a dangerous cyclone. She knows Asha's life is in danger. Can Lily do what it takes to rescue her? Will Lily sacrifice her last remaining treasure to save Asha?