Sixteen-year-old Miles and his family must flee their Minneapolis home and begin a new life in the wilderness after a chain of cataclysmic volcanic explosions creates dangerous conditions in their city.

"Violet and Jobie, sibling mice accustomed to living comfortably in a human home, find themselves uprooted and must quickly adapt to an unfamiliar world"--

Forced to smuggle whiskey in an attempt to save his family, Quebec Bill and his son embark on a spellbinding and unforgettable trip. This treacherous journey through the wilderness will lead them to discover a haunted and elusive past.

After the tragic death of their mother and their father's disappearance, the Morrison children have no alternative but to live with their Uncle Zep. They fearfully dread leaving civilization to live in his secluded cabin in the wilderness. But when Zep shares his knowledge and love, the children come to care deeply for both the kindhearted old man and their new life among nature's majestic splendor. The county welfare department fiercely opposes this...