"Survivor Mountain"

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Thirteen-year-old Dani tries to live by her motto, fake it ’til you make it. Faking confidence might lead her back to “normal” and end her decision-making paralysis, a symptom of the anxiety and depression that developed after her older sister’s accidental death, which Dani and her younger sister, Lily, silently blame each other for causing. Dani reluctantly agrees to allow Lily to join her on a school club hiking trip in the Santa Cruz Mountains—but the fun outing turns harrowing when an earthquake buries their path in a rockslide, leaving Dani’s group separated from their classmates. Dani and Lily, along with Dani’s secret crush and two friends, must find an alternate path off the mountain before nightfall. On the way, they meet a married couple who offer to help—but they turn out to be on-the-run criminals, and “help” is nothing but a trap. Dani and Lily are kidnapped! No amount of ransom money will save their lives—outwitting the kidnappers is Dani and Lily’s only chance of survival. With the help of her crush, who has been stealthily trailing them, Dani comes up with a plan—but it’s a high-stakes con-game that will push the two sisters’ trust and courage to the limits. If she fails it means certain death. But if she succeeds, Dani won’t have to fake it ’til she makes it anymore—she will prove to herself that she is becoming the person she wants to be. Bold. Brave. Decisive. Her older sister would be proud.