The Saskiad

Set against the backdrop of a rural commune in Ithaca, New York, this novel follows twelve-year-old Saskia White, a precocious and well-read girl eager to escape her everyday surroundings. Her vivid imagination and admiration for legendary heroes are challenged when her long-lost father reenters her life, taking Saskia and her best friend Jane on a camping trip that unfolds into a journey filled with love, secrets, and self-discovery.