Presents a collection of stories about the life and times of Kaya, a Nez Perce girl.

In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perce Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lea

Kaya is troubled by a terrible nickname. Her friends call her "Magpie," after an untrustworthy bird that thinks only of itself. Kaya earned her nickname because

While looking for Steps High, the horse that had been stolen from her, Kaya faces danger from a sudden mountain fire. American Girls Collection/Kaya #6.

When her bragging earns her an unflattering nickname around her Nez Perce camp, Kaya desperately tries to lose it and gain the respect of a young warrior woman