In this sequel to Andrea Carter and the Long Ride Home, Andi nearly tramples her new teacher in a reckless, impromptu horse race down the main street of Fresno—not a good way to begin the school term.

Then between the teacher’s irritating daughter and an escaped convict that rushes into the schoolroom, Andi shows her true character—and discovers the true meaning for the Golden Rule.

Andrea “Andi” Carter returns in her third nail-biting adventure. Even after dealing with escaped convicts and wild horses, Andi isn’t prepared for her latest surprise: a sister she never knew she had. Katherine left the family when Andi was just a baby, and a heap of trouble has followed her now that she is back. Andi finds herself not only dealing with Katherine’s sudden appearance, but also a mysterious drifter named T. J. Silver, who has a lot to hide.

When a winter flood in Fresno closes school temporarily, Andi is outraged when she’s sent to live with a spinster aunt in San Francisco, doomed to finish the winter term of school at Miss Whitaker’s Academy for Young Ladies. But her new roommate, the equally untamable Jenny, and the timid but tenderhearted Lin Mei, a young girl who works at the school, expose her to a whole new world. Soon these three new friends find themselves in more trouble than they can handle.