Crystal Brave: Earthquake at the Taum Sauk

Description

The day before Crystal Brave’s thirteenth birthday celebration| her parents leave for the Taum Sauk Mountain to study petroglyphs| planning to return the next day. All plans are disrupted by the long-predicted New Madrid earthquake. The devastation in Southeast Missouri cuts off all communication| leaving Crystal desperate to find out if her parents are safe. True to Brave family tradition| Crystal takes the courageous step of going to find them herself. With the special relationship between her and a horse and a dog| the generous mentorship of those she meets along her journey| and strength from the love for her family| Crystal faces some of her worst fears| earning passage into her teen years and learning the meaning of her family name.