In Carrick things are changing and Mally needs to change too. Her brothers and sisters are fearless, light as scuds, quick as hoppers. Not Mally. She knows too many secrets. Mally is frightened - frozen at the edge of the shore. Out of nowhere comes Dolyn Craig - a sneak and a bully. But that's not the worst of it. He wants something from Mally. But what?
