Beth is always looking for a new cause to fight for; nothing is more important. Except, maybe, the new boy in school. Georgy loves running. Fast. One day she will come first in the cross-country tournament. But she'll have to beat her arch rival to get there. Katie just wants a pony. Or a cat. Or even a pet rat will do. The sisters all miss their dad. He's away working in a dangerous country. But when chaos breaks out and he disappears, the Norris girls are forced to come together and face the unimaginable.