Daughter of the Earth

It's the summer of 1856, and sixteen-year old Korina Fischer's predictable farm life takes an unexpected turn when she witnesses the arrival of the US Camel Corp near her Texas Hill Country farm. Already discontent with the looming certainty of becoming a farmer's wife, the camels' arrival sets off a chain of events that change her life forever. When she and a friend are kidnapped, Korina not only learns the depth of her own strength, she also learns how to survive the dangerous Texas frontier.