Kyna likes her friends her purple hair and taking photographs. But theressomething she definitely doesnt like the water. Every time she comes near itshe feels t... » 

Kyna likes her friends her purple hair and taking photographs. But theressomething she definitely doesnt like the water. Every time she comes near itshe feels the sinister pull of the depths trying to draw her down to a waterygrave. Even the calm water in the bathtub reminds her of the torrential stormthat took the lives of her sailing family when she was just a baby. But Kynasadopted parents love nothing more than to swim and splash about in lakes andstreams or even the local pool. When they decide to spend the summer at abeach house on Lake Champlain Kyna is convinced that theyre trying to teachher something about water that shes not ready to learn. Little does she knowthat the water will reveal far more than she ever could have imagined. Inspiredby Champ the legendary monster living in Lake Champlain Water Steps findsnovelist A. LaFaye at her best expertly interweaving themes of adolescentfears and fantasies the frustrations and rewards of family and a world ofmystery and magic under the placid surface of nature. «