The third book in the award-winning Range Riders series
Cassie sometimes pretended she owned the family's ranch, that the cattle were hers to care for and the land was hers to watch. But one day Pa sits her down and tells her something shocking: the ranch is struggling financially, and if the cows and calves aren't brought down safely from high summer pastures before the weather turns cold, the ranch will go under. Determined, Cassie and her best friend, Jasper, come up with a plan: they would secretly head for the mountains and bring the cattle down themselves.
Trail riding, camping, and herding cows is nothing new for the seasoned ranch kids, but an early snowstorm, rustlers, and other dangers turn the weekend into a fight for survival for kids and cattle alike. It will take all of their courage, cowboy skills, and some horseshoe-charm good luck to get everyone back home.
About the Author: Bryn Fleming was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and graduated from Portland State University with a degree in English. She taught creative writing classes at Portland Community College, and has been published in Highlights, Cricket, and numerous poetry journals. Bryn volunteered at a wildlife care center as a teenager, worked in seven different national parks, traveled and worked in Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean where she crewed on sailing yachts and worked at the Oregon Zoo for ten years. She now lives in Central Oregon with rescue dogs Sage and Pippin, shelter cats Amber and Angel, horse Sky, an adopted wild burro Biscuit and mini-mule, Mercy. She currently works as a fish biology field technician helping to restore endangered wild steelhead to Oregon rivers.
