(Illustrated biography) Young Ida lives in 1880s Sweden with her mother, brother, and sister. When she contracts scarlet fever, she almost loses her sight. After another brush with death, Ida learns that there is more than this life—and that disease has an end. Ida sails with her sister to America for a better life, free of religious persecution. But she knows no English. How will she share what she’s learned? A delightful tale of courage for all ages and cultures (prequel to Anna’s Prayer, 6 yrs. & up, hard/soft/ebook, 2,000 words, 35 illustrations), PremioBooks.com, Nov. 2018, Baker & Taylor, Brodart, Follett, Ingram, Kindle; Hard ISBN 978-0985398859, eISBN: 9780463292839