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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2017 | Young Adult
Gr 10 Up—The nightmarish story of a school camping trip gone wrong is told in slow, dread-soaked detail by Ben Gibson, a high school senior who is incarcerated for the murder of his girlfriend, Rose—one of a handful of people who didn't survive the trip. Eight students and their faculty advisor head into the California mountains for a three-day orientation trip, each with emotional baggage, secrets, and motives. They cross paths with ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on August 1, 2017
"I'm not sorry for what I did to Rose...Not for any of it," writes high-school senior Ben Gibson from jail, in the aftermath of a fatal school hiking trip. The novel then flashes back to the hike itself. Ben acts as assistant to orienteering club advisor (and father figure) Mr. Howe, but his lack of experience and inability to keep the other teens, particularly two intimidating senior guys, in line are soon obvious. In overcompensating for these failings, Ben attempts to as...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
"I'm not sorry for what I did to Rose...Not for any of it," writes high-school senior Ben Gibson from jail, in the aftermath of a fatal school hiking trip. The novel then flashes back to the hike itself. Ben acts as assistant to orienteering club advisor (and father figure) Mr. Howe, but his lack of experience and inability to keep the other teens, particularly two intimidating senior guys, in line are soon obvious. In overcompensating for these failings, Ben attempts to as...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
