For ages 12+. This young adult historical novel, set in 1760, tells the story of Madeleine Hebert and her brother Philippe who travel to New France (now Quebec) to join their father after the death of their mother. On arriving in Quebec city, they learn that their father, with the Regiment de Carignan, is at Michilmackinac, and possibly ill. When Philippe decides to go in search of their father by persuading Gabriel, a coureur de bois, to take him to Michilimackinac, Madeleine refuses to stay behind. With the help of her brother, she cuts off her long hair and disguises herself as a boy. And then begins a series of adventures as the threesome make the long canoe trip up the Ottawa River and over the height of land to Lake Huron and Fort Michilimackinac.