Ski Weekend - 2nd Edition by Rektok Ross (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

*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.

Review Quotes

AWARDS:

WILLA Literary Awards Finalist

16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards

Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist

Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite

CIBA Dante Rossetti Book Awards Winner

American Fiction Awards Finalist

IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist

PRAISE FOR SKI WEEKEND:

"Ross offers YA readers genuinely diverse characters, each of whom continues to grow throughout the narrative. . . . Brace for impact readers, this YA thriller holds little back."

-Kirkus Reviews

"This is a suspenseful book that had me thoroughly hooked from page one . . . The emotional journey of Ski Weekend is relentless . . . "

-Readers' Favorite, five-star review

"A nail-biter with some surprising moments. Recommended for high school and YA collections."

-School Library Journal

"Hand this to students who like thrillers and books about survival!"

-Youth Services Book Review

"Full of twists and thrills, Ski Weekend will hook you from the very start and keep your heart pounding long after you finish. Rektok Ross's latest book is an exciting addition to the YA scene."

-Evelyn Skye, New York Times best-selling author of The Crown's Game

"A pacey thriller with moments of great tenderness-and spine chilling horror."

-Lauren Kate, New York Times best-selling author of Fallen

"Hand this to students who like thrillers and books about survival!"

-Youth Services Book Review

Ross has an "inborn talent for the kind of narrative driven storytelling that makes for a compulsive page turning read from cover to cover . . . [U]nreservedly recommended for middle school, highschool, and community library YA Fiction collections . . ."

-Midwest Book Review