Rista's Tale is the story of a young woman who changes the future of her world through love, determination and courage. Scarjheen is the first of three parts. Human Beings have colonized a new world and upset the delicate balance between the planet and the indigenous First Ones, thus bringing about the plague Scarjheen that threatens to destroy all life. When Rista finds a crystal staff washed ashore on the beach near her crystal mining mountain, she is thrust into an adventure that promises to stop the plague and change her and those she loves--forever. Rista's Tale does not contain sex or objectionable language. It is suitable reading for sixth grade through adult.