This coming-of-age story will appeal to extreme sports enthusiasts,
environmental activists, and fans of strong female characters.
--BOOKLIST
Fourteen-year-old Charlotte moves from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
to Washington's Cascade Mountains, where she hopes to continue training
for the national snowboarding championships. After her father signs an
anti-development petition, she loses access to the local resort and
takes to the backcountry, where she meets nature on its own terms. When
adventure turns to tragedy, Charlotte learns that even our deepest scars
can be lucky ones.
ANA MARIA SPAGNA lives and writes in Stehekin, Washington, a very
small town in the North Cascades accessible only by foot, ferry, or
float plane. She teaches creative writing in the MFA program at Antioch
University, Los Angeles. Spagna writes for magazines about nature, work,
and life in a small community, and is the author of several
award-winning nonfiction books, including 100 Skills You'll Need for
the End of the World (As We Know It), a humor-infused guide for how to
live more lightly on the planet.