If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here. The characters were interesting and reasonably well-developed, and the pace did not let up from page one until the very end.Ĭons: I had a very unproductive Saturday morning, thanks to this book. Unlike many survival stories, the situations felt fairly realistic, as did the knowledge the kids had. Pros: Holy cow! Once I got about a third of the way through, nothing would do but to read all the way to the end. While their preparation-obsessed father’s out of state on a business trip, leaving 13-year-old John and 11-year-old Stew under the loose supervision of their neighbors, a complete blackout hits.

For reasons that are not clear until well past the halfway point of the book, they have to make the trip in three days, and even John and Stew’s survivalist training may not be enough to get all four of them safely to their destination. Brothers undertake a desperate desert journey during a long-term power outage. Stew convinces a reluctant John to let them come along, and the four of them start out. Another pair of siblings, Cleverly and Will, who are also trying to stay alive, find them in the bathroom. Now they’re stocking up on toilet water to make a 96-mile hike through the Nevada desert to the one place they know of that might save them. When some unsavory neighbors learned the boys were on their own, their food and water supplies were stolen one night. A Little Ferry Tale Only 9.99 With Purchase of Any Kids Book. When not writing, she enjoys teaching guitar the fun way. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the edge of town with her husband and kids. Dad is a bit of a survivalist, but unfortunately his reputation was well-known. Read an excerpt of this book Add to Wishlist. ESPLIN grew up with a Secret Service agent father, who was intent on raising self-reliant kids, prepared for any emergency, especially natural disasters. Their father is away on a business trip, and the power grid over much of the U.S. Summary: “Dad always said if things get desperate, it’s okay to drink the water in the toilet bowl.” When we meet John and his younger brother Stew, they are indeed scooping water out of a toilet things have obviously gotten desperate.

96 Miles by J.L. Esplin