The warmth of Christmas Day fades into the dreaded fact that Papa Nordstrom must return to the dangerous work in the logging camp. Intending to get even with her stepbrother Anders for his mean tricks, Kate secretly plans a 13th birthday party. But wolves howl at night, a valuable ring disappears, and Kate’s best friend Josie and the Swenson family face the possible loss of their farm. Suspicions point to one person, but is he really guilty? Who is sneaking into the Windy Hill barn to take Wildfire for nighttime rides? Shadowy figures appear and disappear. What is real and what is imagination? And how does Kate’s choice change someone else’s life? - Paperback, 160 pages