Wild Fire

Wakara of Eagle Lodge #1

by Linda I. Shands

Wild Fire acquaints readers with Wakara as she struggles with anger over her mother's death, resentment at her new ranch duties, and a blossoming friendship with a young ranch hand at Eagle Lodge. She sometimes feels that her horse Lily is the only one who really understands her. When Wakara and her brother get caught in a raging forest fire, she learns to trust God in everything.

Genres: Horses

168 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

also published under the name Linda Shands

Linda Shands is an accomplished writer in the magazine world. She is a true outdoorsperson and lives in Eastern Oregon. -

Reviews

[Liv · Rating 5 out of 5]

it means a lot to me when books from my childhood are as enjoyable as I remember them being

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book as a kid back in my horse-loving days from a Christian bookstore, but looked at the pretty horse on the cover and never read it till now.

I was a bit leery of it, as the main character is Wakara, who has Native American roots. To my relief, this isn't one of those "uh oh, they're going to villainize native cultures and show them the Truth through God" books though. And actually, this book is not at all heavy-handed in their use of Christianity.

What I mean is, people talk like normal people and not like robotic prophets. God is invoked in a way that feels supportive and realistic within a family. There is also thankfully no troublesome blatent athiest/mean god-hating person to serve as the unrealistic antagonist.

So that was a nice change of pace.

A nice adventure book that also focuses on grief and how everyone handles it differently.

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth the read

Great story with excellent morals. At times the writing feels a bit forced though. This story was definitely written to teach a lesson, but it's a good one, and well worth the read.