Blind Fury Book

Wakara loves riding her horse Lily bareback, cantering across an open meadow with the warm wind tossing her hair around her face and shoulders. If only all of life could feel like that. But since her mom died in a car accident, Wakara worries about her loved ones and is having a hard time trusting God.

Anne, the native housekeeper, is helping her understand more about her own Indian heritage-and what it means to be God's girl. Then there's Colin, her dad's ranch hand. Lately, it seems like he is a part of the family. But does that mean he has to treat her like a little sister?

Whether it's riding Lily on a steep mountain trail, encountering a cougar, or saving her younger brother Ryan from one of his close calls, Wakara is always in the middle of excitement. This time, though, things get a little too exciting when her Dad and brother get lost in a snowstorm. Wakara has to think fast and pray hard to try to save them--and herself--from its Blind Fury.

Linda Shands is a prolific writer of magazine articles and the author of four adult novels and one nonfiction book. She loves the Oregon wilderness and lives in the small town of Cottage Grove with her husband, a cat, two horses, and twin golden retrievers.

After the death of her mother, fifteen-year-old Wakara and her family, who claim some Yani Indian ancestry, continue life on their Oregon ranch and face serious challenges when a sudden blizzard hits.