Rafe is learning to become a leader at long last. After a rough summer, Rafe is heading back to the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, the site of the very worst years of his life. He's learned that he's going to be held back a year unless he can prove himself on an outdoor survival excursion. Rafe and the rest of the pack of 'delinquent' trainees are forced to cooperate as they prepare for the final test: a solo excursion in the deep woods. Can...

"In the California mountains, Bab Gale has been allowed to roam free since her father was killed in a logging accident when she was barely six. When Conroy, a crooked lawyer, comes up with a plan to force her to marry him, she flees to the woods and the security of her familiar mountains. She finds herself in more trouble when she witnesses a murder and her repulsed suitor accuses her of the crime. Monte Baron finds the ideal spot in the Sierras where...