When tragedy strikes Stella Harlins life, she does what any 10 year old would never think of doing. She runs away and lives in the beautiful woods of Deerfeild National Park. But she isn't alone, she is with her two horses Sugar and Whisper. After three years, she has never been once found, but that all ends one sunny afternoon. Stella is in a horrible riding accident and it lands her in the hospital. The doctors stick her in foster care with a family she just meet. Will Stella forget the way she used to live and thrive in her new life? Or will she never forget the way of her past and run away? Find out for yourself in Wild Child by Jillian Owens.