J SkurzynskiJack Landon and his family live in Jackson Hole. Jack's parents are foster parents, thus Jack and his sister, Ashley, often have other children sharing their daily adventures. The story takes place in Zion National Park in Utah and on the Chloride range (on BLM land).Two Shoshone kids, Ethan and his sister, Summer, are placed in the Landon's foster care. Ethan does not hide his dislike for "Anglos". It is a struggle right from the start for Jack and Ethan to get along. Even after Ethan teaches Jack and Ashley the Ghost Dance, Jack is still unsure about Ethan's friendship.Olivia Landon is a wildlife biologist, and is asked to help investigate the mysterious deaths of some white mustangs. The book deals with the emotions of the Landon family and the Shoshone children. One will also learn about some of the differences between the NPS and BLM on wildlife management. You will be along with Mr. Landon's and the boys' frightening adventure up the Narrows. Are the life-threatening events just accidents, or is there some strange magic in the Ghost Dance? The answer waits in the raging waters of Slickrock Canyon!
Ghost Horses is book number six in the "Mysteries in our National Parks" series. Jack and Ashley Landon are siblings in a family that temporarily houses foster children. Their family travels to our nation's many national parks and find mysteries waiting for them. In this book, the pair find themselves at Zion National Park in Utah. The siblings learn the Ghost Dance with the help of Ethan and Summer, the Shoshone foster children they are currently housing. They are told the Ghost Dance is supposed to bring bad luck, but when bad things start happening, should they believe the superstition?I really like this series because it is set in places I would want to see someday AND features animals in every book. I also love a good mystery!
