Ski Weekend
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
3.3
Rektok Ross
*Named a Best Book of the Year by Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Yahoo!Life, Parade, Brit + Co., Book Riot, and more!*Optioned for a major motion picture!The Breakfast Club meets Lord of the Flies in this gripping tale of survival, impossible choices, and the harrowing balance between life and death that #1 New York Times best-selling author Lauren Kate praises as “a paced thriller with moments of great tenderness—and spine chilling horror.” Six teens, one dog, a ski trip gone wrong . . .Sam is dreading senior ski weekend and having to watch after her brother and his best friend, Gavin, to make sure they don’t do anything stupid. Again. Gavin may be gorgeous, but he and Sam have never gotten along. Now they’re crammed into an SUV with three other classmates and Gavin’s dog, heading on a road trip that can’t go by fast enough.Then their SUV crashes into a snowbank, and Sam and her friends find themselves stranded in the mountains with cell phone coverage long gone and temperatures dropping. When the group gets sick of waiting for rescue, they venture outside to find help—only to have a wilderness accident leave Sam’s brother with a smashed leg and, soon, a raging fever. While the hours turn to days, Sam’s brother gets sicker and sicker, and their food and supplies dwindle until there isn’t enough for everyone. As the winter elements begin to claim members of the group one by one, Sam vows to keep her brother alive.No matter what.Filled with twists, secrets, and life-changing moments, Ski Weekend is a snow-packed survival thriller featuring a diverse cast of teens that will appeal to fans of One of Us is Lying and I Am Still Alive. Brace for impact, “. . . this YA thriller holds little back.” (Kirkus Reviews)*Winner of the CIBA Dante Rossetti Book Awards, the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Readers' Favorite Book Awards, the Reader Views Literary Awards, IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist, American Fiction Awards Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, WILLA Literary Awards Finalist, and an Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite.
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Author
Rektok Ross
Pages
288
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2021-10-26
ISBN
1684631106 9781684631100
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This was a young adult fiction book. I had the misconception that it was going to be a thriller and unfortunately it wasn't. A group of teens decide to hit the road and go skiing even though their is a storm brewing. However, the driver knows a backroad that isn’t closed. They get into an accident and have no cell reception and are left to their own wits for several days. <br/><br/>There was too much filler text in the book, thoughts on tweezers and how they can be used would cover an entire chapter. It was not for me."
Jodie L
"I cried at least 3 times reading this. This book left a mark on me. Never take life for granted guys❤️"
Jelly