Real power wells up from within, but when you're a rather scrawny thirteen year-old, how can you tell the difference between confident and foolhardy? Ask Mommy or Daddy? That's pretty lame Nevertheless, Corey Starkey, certainly not grown up but no longer a true child, feels himself trapped with no answers-like water seeking the easiest way out of any situation. He pleases no one, including himself. But then he meets his new step-sister, Miah, whose bravado overwhelms his conservative caution. Her unyielding force meets his immovable (so he thought) object and together they dare, struggle, and explore. They stand strong in the face of the mysterious and dangerous. The secrets of Spirit Lake reform and re-determine their lives. www.RaburnPublishing.com