A Better Place: Originally Published as Dark Canyons

Some families choose a different path-and sometimes that choice comes at a great cost.

Twelve-year-old June has never attended a traditional classroom, but her education has been anything but ordinary. Raised in the rugged Blue Mountains of Washington State, she has learned to read with curiosity, think with wisdom beyond her years, and live confidently from the land. Under the loving guidance of her devoted parents, June has mastered skills few children her age possess-from tracking game an...