Publisher Description

A girl. A boy. Bridget. Dylan. Very bad things can happen to families. And when very bad things--the worst--do happen to their families, Bridget and Dylan believe they must escape a cruel world that threatens even them. Together they run away to the deep isolated wilderness of northern California, far away from other people. To survive there is brutally hard yet always surrounded by great beauty. Painfully they learn the lessons of the mountains. They learn to stay hidden from their human enemies. They learn they have each other and an unspoken love. But time is supposed to heal all wounds and all tragedies, or at least accept them as inevitable. Bridget. Dylan. One of them agrees about time and acceptance, the other does not. Now they have their mountains, or a return from the mountains, or their unspoken love, and an impossible choice to make.
This novel was placed on numerous national best-of-year lists.

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Review

BEST BOOKS OF YEAR LIST (American Library Association)BEST BOOKS OF YEAR LIST (Univ. of Iowa/English Journal)BEST BOOKS OF YEAR LIST (School Library Journal)
"Un-put-down-able for good readers, ages 12-100" (Orion Nature)
"An impressive novel . . . the survival aspects are fascinating . . . Impact comes from the exploration of deep psychological wounds" (Horn Book)
"Extremely well written . . . a rare understanding of adolescent emotions . . . a memorable story that grapples honestly with fundamental questions" (Country Journal)
"Powerful novel about coping and withdrawing . . . and is highly recommended" (Marriage & Family)
BEST SURVIVAL FICTION, PAST AND PRESENT (School Library Journal)

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