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For sixteen-year-old Jillian McKay, the threat of Hurricane Danielle means a long car ride with her neighbors - including River Daughtry, the former star quarterback of Harrison High. The guy who was headed to glory until suddenly he disappeared to a West Texas juvenile detention center. Once cocky and flirtatious, hes now silent and angry. When their evacuation route is gridlocked, River is the first to recognize the danger theyre in. Together he and Jillian set out to seek shelter in their abandoned high school. As they wait out the storm, they confront the past and realize survival is about more than just staying alive - its about fighting for yourself.
About the Author
Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and nutritionist who writes books for children and adults. She has been a regular contributor to The New York Times (including four years as the Sunday New York Times Magazine beauty columnist) , and a home design columnist for Long Island Newsday. Her health, fitness, beauty, travel, and feature stories have appeared widely in many other newspapers and national magazines including New York's Daily News, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Self, GQ, and Vogue. Blumenthal is the author of sixteen picture books, including, VIOLET VELVET MITTENS WITH EVERYTHING: THE FABULOUS LIFE OF DIANA VREELAND; SAVING STELLA: A DOG'S DRAMATIC ESCAPE FROM WAR; PARROTS, PUGS, AND PIXIE DUST: A BOOK About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber; POLKA DOT PARADE: A Book about Bill Cunningham, the iconic New York Times fashion photographer; and FANCY PARTY GOWNS: The Story of Ann Cole Lowe. Her picture book, THE BLUE HOUSE DOG, was the winner of the Missouri Show Me Readers Award for 2012-2013. She has also written five young adult novels: FAT CAMP, THE LIFEGUARD, MAFIA GIRL, A DIFFERENT ME, and her HURRICANE KISS, and four adult novels: FAT CHANCE, WHAT MEN WANT, SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE LETTER, and COSMOPOLITAN LIFE.Upcoming are FRANK, WHO LIKED TO BUILD: THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK GEHRY, to be published by Kar-Ben, March 2022, and UFOoos! co-authored by Ralph Blumenthal, to be published by The University of New Mexico Press in 2023.Blumenthal lives in New York City.visit her on the web at:www.deborahblumenthal.com
