Call of the Desert: Crossing
New country.
New school.
New life.
This is twelve-year-old Claire Hamilton’s chance to reinvent herself, if only she can hide who she really is.
But the mysterious Arabian desert threatens to reveal all, drawing Claire out past the safety of self-imposed rules. And the magical snake supposedly sent to help just complicates things.
Will the challenges Claire faces destroy the “normal Claire” she’s worked so hard to become, or is she about to discover a love beyond her imagination that will help her embrace who she truly is?
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Call of the Desert: Exile
coming early 2025!
Claire and the other ninth graders must leave their home in Saudi Arabia next year for boarding school.
But when Claire’s back requires treatment that’s both painful and disruptive, and a new girl’s schemes add to Claire’s confusion and isolation, she feels already gone, exiled from all that makes this home—her friends, her body, and the desert Presence who calls her Beloved.
Now Claire must learn to ask for the help she needs to reconnect, to find her way back to a ‘home’ she can take with her when she leaves.
Call of the Desert: Exile is the sequel to the award-winning Call of the Desert: Crossing and a purr-fect blend of science, magic, and mysticism. (That's a hint, not a spoiler!)
And don't worry—the series continues even after Claire and Luke leave for boarding school! Lord of All Hopefulness: Waking, chronicals their first year away from home.
Stay tuned!
Other Published Work
"Commute" is an essay that was published in the Habit Portfolio in April 2024. Can you pick up on the less obvious other meaning of commute used here?
"Bread of Life" appeared in Weavings Volume XVIII, Number I: Practicing the Presence of God, which was published January/February 2003.
The Weavings journal is no longer available, but follow this link to explore other resources offered by The Upper Room.
"Who Do You Say That I Am" is a photo of a quilt piece Alison made, accompanied by a meditative description, that appeared in Prisms of the Soul: Writings from a Sisterhood of Faith, edited by Marcy Darin (Morehouse Publishing, 1996).
Also included in that collection is her poem, "Redemption."