This book starts out in tragedy. Jessica, a young lady who lives in the country has a lot on her mind and more when a family moves close to her families home. The man, David, in the new family has a wife with a child on the way. When, though, David's wife is having the baby, she dies during the birth. The baby is fine but David has no wife to take care of his baby. He hires Jessica to take care of his baby. The two don't get a long very well and eventually David asks his aunt to come and help. The aunt doesn't stay long and then Jessica is suddenly babysitting again. Her little brothers have gotten a disease that could be given to the baby so Jessica goes and stays in David's house while he is away.
One day there is a big flood and it was so big it filled David's home with watedr while Jessica and the baby where in it. They almost drown but and Indiand saves them. The Indian keeps them safe until the storm is over amd then brings them to Jessicas house. Jessica thinks she is in love with the Indian. However, he leaves and she never sees him again. She ends up being with David and that's the end. There is more to the book than there is in this review but it was quite a long book. I liked that it wasn't to musch close to modern times. That would have changed the way the story was. In the story, Jessica has a lot of courage and that was a good thing. ( )