When thirteen-year-old Joan moves to California in 1972, she becomes friends with Sarah, who is timid at school but an imaginative leader when they play in the woods, and after winning a writing contest together they are recruited for an exclusive summer writing class that gives them new insights into themselves and others.
Contents
Queen of the Foxes: Don't call me mouse -- Great place to hide -- Owls and foxes -- Return of the Queen of Foxes -- Puppies, kittens, and a big green frog -- War paint -- Good witch or bad?: Way out? -- Sisters of the crystal teardrop -- Pictures of pigs -- Something kind of scary -- Circus of chaos -- Learning to fly: Unexpected letter -- Something true -- Thrown to the wolves -- Stupid? Not stupid? -- Walking tall -- Have you ever wanted to fly away? -- Different world -- I wouldn't go in there if I were you -- Then what?
