The Distance of Hope Author:Sid Hite, Sid Hite Yeshe Anjur of Padma is losing his sight and only the legendary White Bean Lama of Tigristan may be able to restore it. Yeshe's search for the lama leads him and his companions into a dangerous brush with a band of cunning thieves, across the Great Dream Lake and, ultimately, to a daunting trek across the Tigri Mountains. Master story teller Sid... more » Hite has crafted a classic adventure about self-discovery, where each step ahead is also a step inside. Booklist called Sid Hite's Answer My Prayer "Slightly offbeat and wholly entertaining." Publishers Weekly says, "to read a Sid Hite novel is to travel to a timeless place where miracles lie around every corner." Now, in a completely new fantasy, Sid Hite creates an adventure-filled quest story about courage, persistence, loyalty, and love that will remind readers of the novels of Brian Jacques and Philip Pullman.« less