Twelve-year-old Andrea "Andi" Carter attracts trouble the way her palomino horse; Taffy; attracts flies on a hot summerday. Andi's entire family and the staff at the Circle C Ranch treat her like such a pesky kid that she sometimes wonders if they would all be better off without her. After a particularly scary incident where Andi gets in trouble once again; she saddles up Taffy and runs away from home.But her escape quickly leads to frightening encounters with a horse thief and a vicious young lady-all of which makes Andi realize that there really is no place like home. Susan Marlow's captivating characters have even more to say in this newly expanded edition of a classic Andi story.