Distress Signal

By Mary E. Lambert

Stranded by a flash flood, four classmates must unite to survive the desert's harshness.

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272 pages· 45,744 words· Est. 6.5 hour read

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Lavender and her classmates are stranded in the desert after a flash flood separates them from their group. With only one pack of supplies, Lavender, her ex-best friend Marisol, mean-girl Rachelle, and surly John must navigate the brutal wilderness. Can they overcome their differences and find a way back to safety, or will the desert claim them? As tensions rise and the sun beats down, survival hinges on teamwork and resilience. Will they make it out alive, or will their journey end in sun-bleached bones?

From the publisher

In this edge-of-your-seat survival story, four classmates are stranded in a desert wilderness after a flash flood separates them from the rest of their grade. Can they make it to safety?Lavender’s class is on a field trip in the desert of Chiricahua National Monument, hiking down a ravine, when a flash flood strikes!As the water hurtles down the ravine, everyone sprints for safety. Lavender runs in the opposite direction as the rest of her class and scrambles up a tree while the torrential river rages by.When the waters finally recede, Lavender finds herself stranded in the brutal heat of the desert with only her ex-best friend Marisol, mean-girl Rachelle, and a boy named John. They are shaken, disoriented, and have just one pack of supplies and the most basic wilderness knowledge. Can they find their way back to safety? They will have to learn to work together in spite of their differences – if they want to survive.

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