In an exciting wilderness adventure, three cousins are cut off from their parents by a huge earthquake—and
must hike long and treacherous mountain trails back to safety, with only each other to rely on.During a hiking trip
with their parents in the mountains of California, cousins Owen, Vivian, and Amy are finally allowed to camp for
one night at a little lake all on their own. But when a massive earthquake blocks their return path, there’s only one
way home: the long way around, through a wilderness filled with fierce animals, raging rivers, unstable weather,
and high passes. The hardest challenges the cousins face, however, are the troubles they’ve brought with them:
bold Vivian’s fear of starting middle school and of changes she can’t control, Owen’s lingering emotional scars
from a car accident, and Amy’s desire to live in stories rather than in boring regular life. Drawing on courage
and humor, the cousins weather storms, make the most of dwindling rations, and face their deepest fears in
order to bring each other safely home. This gripping contemporary novel from celebrated author Anne Nesbet
is bursting with excitement, rich natural settings, and characters who will have readers rooting for them all the
way.