Zarah's Fire

Human traffickers have kidnapped ten-year-old Zarah to an alien desert. Frightened for her safety and disgusted by her captors' plans for terrorist attacks on a nearby city, Zarah escapes in the dead of night to begin a dangerous trek across the wilderness. On her flight she encounters predators and helpers; smugglers and saints; threats and kindness. Meanwhile friends of her murdered father go all out to find her and save her. From early reader reviews: -"I don't really know what to say.. ...