Set on a hidden island at the intersection of several busy highways, this is an original and action-packed survival adventure about trust, friendship, resilience and what really makes a home.

Set on a hidden island at the intersection of several busy highways, this is an original and action-packed survival adventure about trust, friendship, resilience and what really makes a home. Hidden at the intersection of several busy highways behind the trees and scrubby undergrowth is an island, full of secrets... Pez has lived there for a while now, enjoying the solitude. She has a vegetable patch, a routine, her own way of doing things and a condor, who may be outstaying his welcome. Runaway brothers, Riley and Grayson call the island home too. They keep their distance from Pez and spend precarious days trying to survive, still relying on the man-made world which speeds around them. Then Gil arrives, with his hagstone and a dream of happy families, and everything changes. The four of them find a way of living and believe they might stay on the island forever. But all too soon they witness something they should never have seen and they're in deadly danger... Tania Unsworth constantly raises the stakes to write about trust, friendship, resilience and what really makes a home in this original, tense and action-packed survival adventure.

"A Robinson Crusoe-esque story of a summer of survival in a modern setting but with primitive resources. It is rivetingly and entertainingly told, with heart and tension" - Sunday Times, Book of the Week

"Enthralling and uplifting, this story of survival and belonging is perfect for adventure lovers of 9+" - The Guardian

"Unsworth's book is tense and vivid, her band of misfits proving that the weak can win out and that wherever you go can be a paradise if you want it to be" - Literary Review

"A strong, engaging, and powerful story about hope and survival. Completely engaging, it will keep you enthralled until the very end." - The School Librarian

"A powerful message underpins this gripping and contemporary drama" - Daily Mail

"Takes readers on a journey of emotions" - Scope for Imagination