Ski Weekend

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>*Named a Best Book of the Year by <em>Cosmopolitan</em> <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> <em>Yahoo!Life</em> <em>Parade</em> <em>Brit + Co.</em> <em>Book Riot</em> and more!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>*Optioned for a major motion picture!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Breakfast Club</em> meets <em>Lord of the Flies</em> in this gripping tale of survival impossible choices and the harrowing balance between life and death that #1 <em>New York Times</em> best-selling author Lauren Kate praises as a paced thriller with moments of great tenderness-and spine chilling horror.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Six teens one dog a ski trip gone wrong . . .</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sam is dreading senior ski weekend and having to watch after her brother and his best friend Gavin to make sure they don't do anything stupid. Again. Gavin may be gorgeous but he and Sam have never gotten along. Now they're crammed into an SUV with three other classmates and Gavin's dog heading on a road trip that can't go by fast enough.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Then their SUV crashes into a snowbank and Sam and her friends find themselves stranded in the mountains with cell phone coverage long gone and temperatures dropping. When the group gets sick of waiting for rescue they venture outside to find help-only to have a wilderness accident leave Sam's brother with a smashed leg and soon a raging fever. While the hours turn to days Sam's brother gets sicker and sicker and their food and supplies dwindle until there isn't enough for everyone. As the winter elements begin to claim members of the group one by one Sam vows to keep her brother alive.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>No matter what.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Filled with twists secrets and life-changing moments <em>Ski Weekend</em> is a snow-packed survival thriller featuring a diverse cast of teens that will appeal to fans of <em>One of Us is Lying</em> and <em>I Am Still Alive</em>. Brace for impact . . . this YA thriller holds little back. (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>)</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>*Winner of the CIBA Dante Rossetti Book Awards the National Indie Excellence Awards the Readers' Favorite Book Awards the Reader Views Literary Awards IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist American Fiction Awards Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist WILLA Literary Awards Finalist and an Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>