..AND AGAIN IT WAS THE VASTNESS AND THE SECLUSION OF THE LAND THAT EVOKED HER FEELINGS.. "Yukoners are a special kind of breed. They eat only when they are hungry, sleep when it is dark, and work when the time is right!" This was how the Pastor introduced the Yukon to the new teacher. She had come to the Yukon because she wanted desperately to experience a change in her life's purpose. During her turbulent year at Minto Creek, Katie experiences a turn in her life beyond her imagination, in which a little half breed boy and a lonely forester make all the difference. This is a story about real people. It is about friendship and love, adventure and challenge. "Summer of Fireweed," brims with the true spirit of Canada's North...THE LONG DAYS OF THE INTENSIVE SUMMER HAD BECOME A SEA OF TIME...