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Libby inherits a new home in Northern Michigan, where she meets her longtime best friend Fawn. Fawn’s family are members of the Ottawa tribe, and together the girls quickly discover that unscrupulous men are trying to cheat the Indians out of their land. Facing the threat of losing the forest forever, Libby and Fawn must find a way to protect the tribe’s property and preserve the wilderness.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gloria Whelan
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