The Dreaded Cliff - Paperback

by Terry Nichols (Author), Odessa Sawyer (Author)

A tale of sparkly treasures, mangled words, peculiar meetings, and a packrat who discovers the meaning of family and home. Flora enjoys a perfect packrat life. She adores snuggling in her treasure-packed nest and "snibbling" snacks with her packrat pal. There's only one problem--nearby looms the dreaded cliff. "Beware!" warn packrats, and Flora's stomach twists into knots. But things change when she learns about the ancestral packrat home stuffed in a dark crack in the cliff--where a killer has taken over. The story haunts Flora, even as she tumbles into a faraway canyon. Now she faces quirky critters, scary predators, and the daunting task of finding her way home. Flora's journey takes surprising twists as she explores her inner powers and discovers a different kind of perfect life.

Author Biography

Terry Nichols served thirty years as a National Park Service ranger, protecting and interpreting parks located primarily in the southwestern United States. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, her ranger career sent her to this high desert and canyon country, where she grew to love the broad landscapes, plants, and creatures. She has camped and explored across the region in a '79 pop-up Volkswagen van with her two sons, now grown, and once carried along a stowaway packrat. Now living in a strawbale house she designed and built in Aztec, New Mexico, she talks to packrats and plants and bugs and the moon every chance she gets. She's also a world traveler, has a special fondness for visiting India, and enjoys blogging about her travels. Odessa Sawyer is an artist and illustrator living in Santa Fe, New Mexico.