In the frozen winter of a remote Western mining camp, two cousins find each other against snow-covered peaks and ice-glazed lakes. Allie MacGregor has grown up in Blue Creek Cañon, knowing its rhythms and its people. Her cousin Charlie has just arrived from New York, carrying the weight of losing his mother. He's a city boy in a place where the mountains are tall and the rules are different. The story follows them through skating adventures, encounters with the mining community, and the slow work of learning to belong. Ray writes with genuine tenderness about grief in childhood and the way new places and new friends can begin to mend a broken heart. This is a book about the courage it takes to adapt, and the grace of being welcomed in. For young readers who love adventure and anyone who has ever had to find home in a new place.
