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Stephanie, a Canadian teenager, is kidnapped and abandoned in the wilderness. Facing isolation, danger, and a serial murderer, she must draw on her ingenuity and survival knowledge to navigate the forest, outsmart her pursuers, and get back to safety.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Norah McClintock
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