Set in the mid-1800s in the Great Plains region, Doe Sia tells of an eleven-year-old Bannock girl who is already known for her bravery: She and her heroic pet, Otterdog, saved a little boy from drowning. On the other side of the world, Danish Emma also gains a reputation for valor when she rescues an elderly man from a burning farmhouse. When Emma immigrates to America and joins the Mormon Handcart Pioneers, she meets up with Doe Sia and they form an immediate bond. The two are caught together in a blinding snowstorm and must rely on their witsand Doe Sias native wilderness savvyto survive.
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