In the Shadow of the Mountains

<CENTER>Move six hours away just before her junior year of high school? Trade a comfortable suburban home for log cabin living? Share a tiny bedroom with her impossible younger sister? Miss the chance to date the hottest guy in school?</P><P>Give up a dream job with a local vet? </P><P>Not if fifteen-year-old Dixie Morris has anything to say about it! Although money problems force her family to sell their home and start a new life in a tiny mountain cabin Dixie determines that she will return to her private high school as soon as the summer is over. Arranging a place to stay finding finances for tuition learning to drive and tackling life in the mountains are just a few of the obstacles she faces but when Dixie makes up her mind nothing can stand in her way.</P><P>Or can it?</CENTER></P><P>As Dixie struggles with her problems life brings her face to face with herself and with God. A poignant story of hopes heartbreaks growing up and discovering what really matters in life. </P><P>EXTRA: An Afterword with discussion questions presents a classical perspective on the problem of pain.