Canyon Cress wants to be seen and recognized by his dad. Canyon is sure that his dad will finally focus on him if he can just qualify for and win the Junior Bull Riding World Championship.
Canyon spends almost every waking moment practicing and preparing for the competition in Las Vegas. He has to stay in third place to qualify. Being up against his best friend Tate makes it difficult, but they have always planned to qualify and head to the championship together.
His grandmother and his little sister Josie are worried about Canyon who seems to keep getting hurt. He ends up in the hospital after his ride on Wonderstruck. A serious concussion threatens to sideline him permanently. He knows having had previous concussions means just one more bad knock on the head could end his riding career, and maybe even his life.
Bull riding is in his blood from his dad who was one of the best until the car accident that ended his riding and killed Shy, his wife and Canyon's mom. Since then, Canyon has watched his father struggle with alcohol abuse and frequent unemployment.
When he's not bull riding, Canyon plays the fiddle. This he inherited from his mother who played violin in the symphony. He would also like to make her, his grandmother, and little sister proud by competing on American Superstar. Playing fiddle on TV and maybe winning that competition might mean even more to Canyon and make his father just as proud as being a winning bull rider, but doing both seems impossible.
Author Dusti Bowling introduces readers to Canyon Cress who lives on the dangerous side of bull riding at the same time as he lives to create beautiful music in honor of his mother. Making choices in life is never easy, and Canyon must decide which direction is best for him.
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