An engaging and suspenseful novel about one girl's experience of the
terrifying Tasmanian bushfires.
They huddle low, nostrils burning from the smoke. A wave of despair
flows over Tye. Nothing will survive this firestorm. The bush and
everything she loves will be lost.
It's the summer holidays, and Tye is staying at her grandparents' lodge
at Chancy's Point in Tasmania's beautiful Central Highlands. But her
plans for fun with best friend Lily and working on her pencil pine
conservation project are thwarted as fire threatens the community and
the bush she loves - and when Tye discovers Bailey, a runaway boy hiding
out, she is torn between secretly helping him and her loyalty to her
grandparents.
As the fire comes closer and evacuation warnings abound, Tye is caught
up in the battle of her life. Will she and Bailey survive? What will
happen to her beloved pencil pines and the wildlife at risk? Can she and
her close-knit community make a difference in a world threatened by
climate change?