Publisher's Synopsis
Jessa of Bridge Meadow is an unusually small chipmunk unsatisfied with her life as the youngest daughter in a family of wealthy acorn gatherers. When a deadly aerial duel drops a Mouse Traveler into her life she dreams of the unthinkable, to leave her comfortable home and become a traveler herself. One of the dashing adventurers who carry messages through the civilized lands on bird and otter back. Up until now only mice have held these highly regarded posts, in part due to their small size and their ability to read and write the mysterious word code known only to their race. It is a daunting challenge, but Jessa means to cast tradition aside and win a place for herself as the mouse traveler's apprentice.
