Isla and her brother, Pirie, are two young foxes living just outside the lands of the furless - humans. The life of a fox is filled with dangers, but Isla has begun to learn mysterious skills meant to help her survive.
Running away from a vicious trapper, seven-year-old Ben MacDonald is separated from his family and eventually ends up on the shored of Lake Winnipeg, where he is taken in by a tribe of Metis Indians.
