In the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, thirteen-year-old Andy Broome meets a new friend, Trudy Mitchell. Through a fun-filled summer of fishing, playing, and visiting two Belgian draft horses, Andy tries not to let Trudy learn his guilty secret about his mother’s death – and the reason he won’t go swimming at Blue Rock. As a summer storm engorges the river, Andy must rely on the skills – and the courage – he learned from his mother if he is to save the life of his friend.

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