A stranger comes to the small town of Horshoe, promising rain. A child vanishes. And then another and another. But the townspeople are dazzled by magic mirrors and dreams of a green future. The only one who sees through the stranger's mesmerism is Robert, a boy on the cusp of manhood. A boy who must somehow confront the stranger.
Winner of the:
2001 Governor Generals Award for Childrens Literature 2001 Saskatchewan Book Awards, Childrens Literature 2001 Mr. Christies Book Award