For the Stone family, there is no place in the world like Natruna, California. Their hometown is filled with friendships, rivalries, delight, and sorrow; they know their home intimately, down to every living creature, even the sidewinders that live underneath their doorstep. To the Stones, their family is the heart of their universe, giving them solace during the hot, sunny days and warming them through the cold desert nights. But within the sands and earth below their feet, the seeds of misfortune and tragedy are sown, and even the close-knit Stones and their generations of ancestors are not...