A mysterious light at night, things out of place, a man in her room. Jessie doesn't believe in ghosts, but how can she deny what she's seen, especially when Pete, whom she admires, says he's seen the ghost?

When her father accepts a job at the Schafer Meadows Ranger Station in Montana's Great Bear Wilderness, Jessie Scott, 12, is devastated She has to leave her best friends in New Mexico for a life without TV, cell phones, the Internet, or even electricity. To help ease the pain of moving, her father gets her a puppy. Together, Jessie and her dog, Oriole, explore their new home as Jessie seeks answers to strange happenings, stolen food, and a ghost that won't leave her alone.