Spirits of the Surging Waters

Laurel Means, author of Green Prairie Trails historical fiction series based on the U.S. mid-west prairiesand known for her outstandingly realistic use of historical detail, is a well-published author, literary critic, reviewer, and professional editor. She lives on the edge of the prairies, from which she derives her suspense-filled narratives and graphic imagery. Her most recent young adult novel, Spirits of the Surging Waters, follows the adventures of Sarah Pearl Lundgren from her trek across the prairies in Wagon Trail to Nowhere, into the mysterious realm of North American Indian spirituality. Young adult -- and adult -- readers will share Sarah's dangerous journey across Lakota territory, continually threatened by unseen forces and voices, toward the challenging Killdeer Mountains of South Dakota, until she finally confronts her past and its shocking revelation. Sarah promises to surprise and teach us her acquired family values and sense of integrity, as well as offer the fulfilment of a long romance in Laurel Means' forthcoming sequel.