The Wild Lands
(Young Adult Book)

When the government collapsed, leaving Alaska to fend for itself, Travis's family chose to stay. When the fires burned through their town, Travis's family chose to stay. When the fires came back, turning even the wilderness to ash, Travis's family was trapped. Natural disasters and a breakdown of society have cut off Alaska from the world and destroyed its landscape. Now, as food runs out and the few who remain turn on each other, Travis and his younger sister, Jess, must cross hundreds of miles in search of civilization. The wild lands around them are filled with ravenous animals, desperate survivors pushed to the edge, and people who've learned to shoot first and ask questions never. Travis and Jess will make a few friends and a lot of enemies on their terrifying journey across the ruins of today's world--and they'll have to fight for their own humanity as they see how far people will go to survive.