The Farwalker's Quest by Joni Sensel

The Farwalker's Quest by Joni Sensel

372 pages

Truman Nominee

This is a great fantasy adventure. It is in junior fiction, but I think even older teens would like it. The main character is a female named Ariel, but in her adventure is her best friend Zeke, and a Finder male who quickly becomes a father figure to Ariel who has just lost her mother, which makes it a good read for guys and girls.

(from jacket cover)

an unexpected journey...

Ariel and her best friend, Zeke, are ready to begin training for their work as Healtouch and Tree-Singer. then they stumble upon a mysterious artifact, and both of their lives turn in an unexpected direction.
They've found a telling dart, which is capable of flying hundreds of miles to reveal its message only to the person it was meant for. Tilling darts haven't been used in years, and Ariel desperately wants to figure out what it means. But when two strangers come to town looking for the dart, she realizes that her discovery is not only interesting but also very dangerous. Ariel and Zeke soon find themselves on a perilous journey, trying to retrace the telling dart's path. As they travel farther from home, the friends learn to trust their instincts and, in the process, unearth their true calling.