Death Mountain

Death Mountain by Sherry Shahan is a harrowing tale of survival in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Erin is a bit dismayed to find herself on a bus from her grandmother's house in the Sierras to So Cal to visit her mother - the woman she hasn't heard from in almost a year. When she gets off of the bus at a rest stop, her ticket is stolen. She has to decide whether to find a ride back to her grandmother's cabin or to L.A.

Mae and her brother Levi are on their way to an alpine lake for a swim. (Apparently they don't know about the temperature of alpine lakes!) They give Erin a ride and she joins them on their hike.

On the way to the lake a storm hits that separates Erin and Mae from the rest of the people on the trail - resulting in an adventure in wilderness survival. Will they make it back to safety before they run out of food or get hurt? The book is called Death Mountain - something must die in the telling...

Shahan, Sherry. (2005). Death Mountain. Atlanta: Peachtree.