Join 12-year-old Tash and her best friend Sam in a story of adventure, survival, and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India. Filled with friendship, love and courage, this young girl's journey to save her parents is thrilling.

Tash has to follow many rules to survive in Tibet, a country occupied by Chinese soldiers. But when a man sets himself on fire in protest and soldiers seize Tash's parents, she and her best friend Sam must break the rules. They are determined to escape Tibet - and seek the help of the Dalai Lama himself in India.