Uprooted from her native England, twelve-year-old Sarah Kensington misses her mother and vows never to accept Texas and its way of life. With her beloved pet swan, Celina, in tow, along with twenty other swans, her only goal is to carry on her mother's duty as royal swan keeper. In this romantic tale of growth and transformation, Sarah grows strong and joyful on the 1820s frontier. Although a work of fiction, the story is populated by historical characters, including Stephen F. Austin and Jane Wilkinson Long. The author, an educator, lives in Richardson, Texas.