Description
Twelve-year-old Sam lives alone with his mom and their dog in the idyllic seaside town of Santa Bonita. His father died when Sam was young, but his best friend Marco has been helping recreate his dad's old photos as part of a memorial project. One particularly warm October day, however, Sam smells something faint from far away. It's the scent of smoke.
An unexpected southern California wildfire is whipping ferociously toward town. Sam, Marco, and the whole neighborhood must urgently evacuate with little warning. Sam is distraught. If his house burns, all his memories of his father will go with it.
Even worse, Sam's dog disappears during the emergency, sending the boy into a panic. When he should be leaving the city with Marco and his family, Sam instead turns back, a decision that will plunge him right into the path of a deadly fire.
Author: Jane B. Mason, Sarah Hines-Stephens
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 11/07/2023
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 7.59h x 5.33w x 0.17d
ISBN13: 9781338629347
ISBN10: 1338629344
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Disasters
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
About the Author
Jane B. Mason lives in Oakland, California, where she spends her time adjusting to her teenage children, open water swimming, and writing. Her most recent titles, written with Sarah Hines Stephens, include A Dog and His Girl Mysteries and the Candy Apple titles The Sister Switch and Snowfall Surprise. Without Annette was Jane's YA debut.
Sarah Hines Stephens lives in Oakland, California, where she spends her time keeping up with her children and writing books with Jane B. Mason, including A Dog and His Girl Mysteries and the Candy Apple titles The Sister Switch and Snowfall Surprise.