Nowinpaperback:J.L.Esplin’s96MilesisasurvivalstorysuretoappealtofansofGaryPaulsen’sclassicHatchetandLaurenTarshis’sbestsellingISurvivedseries.21dayswithoutpower.Twobrothersonadesperatetrek.72hoursbeforetimerunsout...TheLockwoodbrothersaresupposedtobeabletosurviveanything.Theirdad,ahardcorebelieverinself-reliance,hasstockpiledenoughfoodandwaterattheirisolatedNevadahometolastformonths.Butwhentheyarerobbedofalltheirsuppliesduringamassiveblackoutwhiletheirdadisoutoftown,JohnandStewmustwalk96milesinthestarkdesertsuntogethelp.Alongtheway,they’reforcedtoquestiontheirdad’sinsistenceonself-relianceandaskjustwhatitisthatweowetoourneighbors,toourkin,andtoourselves.FromtalentednewcomerJ.L.Esplincomesthisstoryofsurvivalanddeterminationastwoyoungbrothersconfronttheunpredictabilityofhumannatureinthefaceofdesperatecircumstances.“Asuspensethriller,survivalstory,andastoryofthelovebetweenbrothers.You’llturnthepagesandbesurprisedagainandagain.“--GaryD.Schmidt,NewberyHonorAward-winningauthorofTheWednesdayWars“ReaderswhoenjoyrealisticsurvivalstorieswillnotbeabletoputdownEsplin’sdebut....Filledwithsurvivaltechniques,danger,andovercomingrealisticobstacles,thisstorywillhavereadersturningpages.AgreatchoiceforloversofGaryPaulsen’sHatchetorRolandSmith’sPeak.“--SchoolLibraryJournal
