In the mountains of northeast Washington, sixteen-year-old Hannah Gardner fights for her childhood dream-to race horses with her adopted Indian Aunt Spupaleena. Her mother fears Hannah will get hurt. Frustrated with her daughter's rebellious spirit, she threatens to send her away to Montana to live with an aunt Hannah's never met.To escape this perceived punishment, Hannah runs away to the Sinyekst village along the Columbia River to train with Spupaleena...