Jessie Marlowe, de once años, ha crecido viendo el hermoso monte Santa Helena en la distancia. Ha recorrido sus sinuosos senderos, se ha zambullido en sus fríos lagos y ha pescado truchas en sus arroyos. El mero hecho de contemplar la montaña a través de su ventana la tranquiliza, como si aquella estuviera allí para cuidarla. Por supuesto que sabe que la montaña es un volcán... pero ¡nunca imaginó que fuera un volcán activo capaz de destruir y matar!

The mountain exploded with the power of ten million tons of dynamite...

Eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe has grown up with the beautiful Mount St. Helens always in the background. She's hiked its winding trails, dived into its cold lakes, and fished for trout in its streams. Just looking at Mount St. Helens out her window made Jess feel calm, like it was watching over her somehow. Of course, she knew the mountain was a volcano...but not the active kind, not a volcano that could destroy and kill!