Spirits of the Surging Waters

by Laurel Means

Overview

In this young adult historical novel, surging river currents turn deadly when a young pioneer girl comes too close. Their eerie sounds send out a cryptic message, which might save her life if she could decipher it. That will require a dangerous journey across the Dakota prairies and into the mysterious world of native American spirituality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781478229094
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/09/2013
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

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.