Buffalo Ridge by Peterson, Forrest Format: PaperbackPublished by North Star Press of Saint Cloud Incorporated, 2012 The Buffalo Ridge is a 150-mile outcrop of rocks and glacial drift nearly a thousand feet above the prairie, traversing eastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota. It withstood a torrent of glacial meltwater twelve thousand years ago and still survives. Like the ridge, a young family struggles against an onslaught of near glacial proportions: drugs, debt, past mistakes, injustice, betrayal, and the forces of nature. The prose of Buffalo Ridge is clear, original, and G-rated--cross-over fiction suitable for teens and adults. The plot deals with conventional versus organic agriculture, the scourge of drugs--in this case meth--injustice, child welfare, and salt-of-the-earth, ordinary people trying to survive. The characters are believable. Readers can identify with their struggles and triumphs, trying to make a living, facing temptation, showing strength, weakness, humor, and are sustained by community, religious faith, and the importance of family.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.
