
As days go by without rescue, their struggle for survival turns deadly.

Then Hallie, outgoing newcomer Rachel, and Jonah-Hallie's former friend-get separated from the rest of the group. Now on a hiking trip in the Smoky Mountains with the same people who have relentlessly taunted her, Hallie is pushed to her limit.

Once the rumors about her and the preacher's son, Luke, made their way around school, her friends abandoned her, and as a result, Hallie has completely withdrawn. Sophomore Hallie Calhoun has just endured the most excruciating six months of her life.

Blending elements of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak and Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, this gripping story from Kathryn Holmes was deemed "a page turner" by author Richard Peck and "an intense story of survival" by ALA Booklist in its starred review.
