What happens when the adventure you were dreading becomes the one that changes everything?

Twelve-year-old Jan McLean didn’t ask to move. She didn’t ask to leave behind her beloved donkey, Gaston, her barnyard family, and the only life she’d ever known. And she definitely didn’t ask to show up at summer camp friendless, afraid, and completely convinced she’ll never fit in.

But that’s exactly where Jan finds herself: writing letters to a donkey, talking to goats, and trying to figure out who she is without the one friend who always understood her. When a canoe trip on the river goes dangerously wrong, Jan is forced to face her fears head-on, and discovers that God’s voice has been there all along—if only she’d slow down enough to hear it.

Filled with laugh-out-loud humor, barnyard chaos, and the ache of growing up, Disaster! Around the Bend is a faith-filled middle-grade adventure for girls who are brave enough to be exactly who God made them to be.

Perfect for fans of Christian coming-of-age fiction, outdoor adventure, and stories about faith, friendship, and finding your place. Jan’s journey proves that what’s waiting around the bend is always better than you feared.