| Avalanche Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Braun, Melinda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481438239 ISBN-13: 9781481438230 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $9.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016015853 |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.53 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mountains - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Seasonal - Winter |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 194104 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two groups of teens--those waiting to be saved and those doing the saving--are in a race against time and a battle against Mother Nature after an avalanche traps them in an isolated cabin in this chilling novel. "I promise it'll be a weekend you'll never forget." A trip like that is exactly what Matt was hoping for--a fun adventure. A daring escape. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go backcountry skiing in a thrilling but dangerous pass through the Rocky Mountains. The perfect way for Matt to forget about his disappointing father and maybe let loose a little with his best friend and a group of carefree adrenaline junkies. But then their guide takes them off-path...and straight into an avalanche. By the time they make it safely into an abandoned cabin, one skier is dead and another severely injured. Trapped with no heat, no water, and no radio the group decides to wait it out. Help will come. It has to. But it doesn't. And Matt knows if they wait any longer they'll be dead--just another bunch of victims in Mother Nature's twisted games. Armed with only a handful of supplies and his fierce determination Matt decides to goes head-to-head with the elements, battling hypothermia, frostbite, and even mountain lions in order to find help and save them all. That is if Mother Nature doesn't kill him first. |
Contributor Bio(s): Braun, Melinda: - Melinda Braun grew up in Wisconsin and received her Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and English from the University of Minnesota. Currently, she lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and daughter. Although she loves hiking and camping, she does not enjoy portaging canoes. Stranded is her first novel. |