SYLVIA DOE AND THE 100-YEAR-FLOOD

A hurricane changes the course of a river and the life of a lonely girl in this nature-based mystery-adventure by the author of the New York Times #1 bestselling SERAFINA and WILLA series.

Thirteen-year-old Sylvia Doe has lived at the Highground Home for Children nearly all her life. Whenever the administrators try to place her with a foster family, she runs away - back to Mason, Highground's caretaker and her best friend. The only place she feels like she belongs is with him and the horses he has taught her to love. When a powerful storm causes the remote mountain valley where she lives to flood, Sylvia begins to encounter strange and wonderous things floating down the river. Glittering gemstones and wild animals that don't belong - everything's out of place. Then she spots an unconscious boy floating in the water. As she drags him onto the shore and their adventure together begins, she wonders who he is and where he came from. Why does she feel such a strong connection to this mysterious boy? Robert Beatty, a master at telling atmospheric tales of mystery and suspense set in the natural world, has crafted another ingenious, unputdownable story.