A young daredevil seeks the ultimate thrill in this gripping tale of adventure and trust.

“Equal parts entertaining and provocative. An incisive reflection on endurance, independence, belonging, self-knowledge, and love.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Will please fans of both Anthony Horowitz and Meg Cabot.”—Kirkus Reviews

JUMP.

That’s what sixteen-year-old P.K. has done. She’s taken an impulsive leap from her restrictive life with her family into a life of total adventure: running away to go rock climbing out West with Critter, a guy she barely knows. At first, everything’s amazing. The climbing is unbelievable, and she and Critter have great chemistry. But then the cops catch up to them (with an arrest warrant for Critter), and P.K. has to decide who to believe: this amazing guy whom she trusts with her life—or the cops, who want her to believe he may take her life.
© Sharon Natoli
Elisa Carbone taught in the Speech Communications department at the University of Maryland, but now she enjoys being a full-time writer and part-time rock climber, windsurfer, and white-water kayaker. “The physical exertion of the sports balances out the mental exertion of writing,” she says. She loves doing the research required to write historical fiction and is fascinated by the small details of everyday life in the past. Ms. Carbone’s Sarah books, Starting School with an Enemy and Sarah and the Naked Truth, have been praised for their accessibility to reluctant readers.  View titles by Elisa Carbone

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A young daredevil seeks the ultimate thrill in this gripping tale of adventure and trust.

“Equal parts entertaining and provocative. An incisive reflection on endurance, independence, belonging, self-knowledge, and love.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Will please fans of both Anthony Horowitz and Meg Cabot.”—Kirkus Reviews

JUMP.

That’s what sixteen-year-old P.K. has done. She’s taken an impulsive leap from her restrictive life with her family into a life of total adventure: running away to go rock climbing out West with Critter, a guy she barely knows. At first, everything’s amazing. The climbing is unbelievable, and she and Critter have great chemistry. But then the cops catch up to them (with an arrest warrant for Critter), and P.K. has to decide who to believe: this amazing guy whom she trusts with her life—or the cops, who want her to believe he may take her life.

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© Sharon Natoli
Elisa Carbone taught in the Speech Communications department at the University of Maryland, but now she enjoys being a full-time writer and part-time rock climber, windsurfer, and white-water kayaker. “The physical exertion of the sports balances out the mental exertion of writing,” she says. She loves doing the research required to write historical fiction and is fascinated by the small details of everyday life in the past. Ms. Carbone’s Sarah books, Starting School with an Enemy and Sarah and the Naked Truth, have been praised for their accessibility to reluctant readers.  View titles by Elisa Carbone

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