Distress Signal
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Mary E. Lambert
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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Author
Mary E. Lambert
Pages
272
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published Date
2020-10-20
ISBN
1338607456 9781338607451
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"My Review: What would you do if you got stranded in the middle of the desert, with a few people from your class? What would you do to survive? <br/><br/>This middle grade novel is about a class, excited and ready for a field trip, yearly tradition to this class. Everyone is so excited, and it wouldn’t be a middle grade without the drama within the classroom. You’ve got your popular kids, not so popular kids, and some that have some secrets.<br/><br/>It goes too far when danger comes and a group gets separated from their class. And let’s just say they’re not the best of friends. It’s up to each of them to work together to make it back to safety. <br/><br/>It was an enjoyable read, with a hint of suspense, and a good lesson of how to: conflict resolution, and also how we must learn to set aside our differences if working together will result in the best outcome."
Ellie