Escape From the Everglades
Focus on the Family · Paperback · July 6, 2021
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- Who it’s for
- A contemporary mystery pairs alligator danger with the harder work of facing what haunts you.
- Themes
- Facing the darkness of the past, Searching for a missing friend
- Genres
- Christian Mystery YA, YA Survival Stories, Thrillers & Suspense
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Escape from the Everglades is the first book in the High Water series and blends contemporary mystery and suspense, dramatic situations, and high adventure that both boys and girls will love. A park ranger’s son hates the Everglades, and he thinks he’ll just die if he doesn't escape Southern Florida soon . . . and he’s right. After Parker Buckman is mauled and nearly killed by an alligator, he sees the glades as a place of death.
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All he wants to do is get out of the area, and he’s convinced he won’t truly be okay until he does. But he can’t leave until he finds a friend who goes missing. Escaping a bad situation isn’t a matter of a geographical change. Sometimes the best way to a brighter future is to face the darkness of your past.
Into the Glades
A contemporary mystery pairs alligator danger with the harder work of facing what haunts you.
Come here for
- High adventure edged with suspense
- A missing friend and a dangerous landscape
Expect
- Dramatic stakes without losing sight of the past
- A story that finds hope in facing darkness
Where it sits
| Thrillers & Suspense | 47% |
|---|---|
| YA Survival Stories | 45% |
| Christian Mystery YA | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Survival Stories
- Christian Adventure YA
- Christian Mystery YA
- Authors
- Tim Shoemaker
- Publisher
- Focus on the Family
- Published
- July 6, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Facing the darkness of the past · Searching for a missing friend
- Reading lane
- YA Survival Stories