Sixteen-year-old Rachel Cather is a child of the land, a self-reliant farm girl who sees her home and family threatened by a powerful developer. Determined to stop him, she launches a heroic quest of her own, following the ghost of a young boy deep into the mountains where, legend says, he leads treasure-seekers to a fortune in lost gold - or certain doom. The journey includes friends and foes, perils, and thrills, but the greatest test will be of Rachel's faith in human nature - and in herself.