Living in a sod home in 1892, young Lizzie Lipinski craves more excitement from her life on the prairie. Her pa instructs her to spend all summer playing atop a lonely hill on the farm looking out for his malicious enemy?prairie fire. Feeling tied to the horrible hill in the scorching heat, Lizzie can?t quite see past her discontentment until she comes face to face with the wrath of the prairie's threatening flames. As Lizzie battles the flames, the water she splashes over the wildfire to save her home and family douses the embers of her inner struggle at the same time.
Living in a sod home in 1892, young Lizzie Lipinski craves more excitement from her life on the prairie. Her pa instructs her to spend all summer play...
In 29 years as a sportswriter, Gail Wood has written for USA Today, the Seattle Times and 60 other newspapers and magazines. He's covered the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, AL championship, NCAA Final Four and the Rose Bowl. He was named columnist of the year by Gannett, received a Blethen Memorial Award from the Seattle Times for feature writing and has won over 25 national and regional awards.
In 29 years as a sportswriter, Gail Wood has written for USA Today, the Seattle Times and 60 other newspapers and magazines. He's covered the Super Bo...
