The door to Molly’s circle quickly widens to reveal her cousins, Priscilla and Abigail, the food-obsessed Jumbo, and an irrepressible magpie named Fraida. Enter also, Molly’s newfound friendship with a ginkgo tree and a threat to its existence from some of Molly’s friends.
A new test comes with Grandal’s strange summons for assistance in aiding a trapped coyote, a fearful enemy of the jackalope clan. Adding to the danger on the mission is the proximity of the alluring, but deadly Matamor, an enchanting oasis. As the plot deepens, other jackalopes are drawn into the action, and Molly is increasingly confronted by her own doubts and fears. Driven by a sense of duty, but caught in the vortex of a powerful force at the end, she is swept to a startling revelation and conclusion.
