"This coming-of-age story will appeal to extreme sports enthusiasts, environmental activists, and fans of strong female characters."
--BOOKLIST

Fourteen-year-old Charlotte moves from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to Washington's Cascade Mountains, where she hopes to continue training for the national snowboarding championships. After her father signs an anti-development petition, she loses access to the local resort and takes to the backcountry, where she meets nature on its own terms. When adventure turns to tragedy, Charlotte learns that even our deepest scars can be lucky ones.

ANA MARIA SPAGNA lives and writes in Stehekin, Washington, a very small town in the North Cascades accessible only by foot, ferry, or float plane. She teaches creative writing in the MFA program at Antioch University, Los Angeles. Spagna writes for magazines about nature, work, and life in a small community, and is the author of several award-winning nonfiction books, including 100 Skills You'll Need for the End of the World (As We Know It), a humor-infused guide for how to live more lightly on the planet.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Torrey House Press
Published: 02/21/2017
ISBN: 9781937226664
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2016
School Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 94
Booklist 01/01/2017 pg. 84
Publishers Weekly 01/30/2017