아메리카 대륙에서 미국인들이 새로운 땅을 찾아 나설 무렵, 주인공 사라의 아버지 역시 새로운 보금자리를 일구려 뉴밀포드로 떠난다. 이제 겨우 아홉 살이 된 사라 노블은 낯선 곳에서 집을 지어야하는 아버지를 도와 드리기 위해 이 험난한 여정에 동행하기로 한다.

An eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness, and to stay with the Indians until he returns with her family

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. "Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble," her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was not always easy to feel brave inside. The dark woods were full of animals and Indians, too, and Sarah was only eight! The true story of Sarah's journey is inspiring. And as she cares for her father and befriends her Indian neighbors, she learns that to be afraid and to be brave is the greatest courage of all.