Readers will be drawn into the suspenseful story not only because of the impending disaster, but also because Scotty is a relatable teen. Although Scotty is clearly worried about the snow, he also worries about typical teen issues-missing basketball, talking to a pretty girl, getting rid of a big zit, and keeping the peace. Told from Scotty’s point of view, the story uses a matter-of-fact tone to discuss the disastrous blizzard. How will they survive in a freezing school that is in danger of crushing them? Should someone set out for help? Suddenly, the roof shudders and begins to cave in. As the days pass, the snow inches higher and higher. The students watch as the snow continues to fall. But then the power goes out, then the heat, and then the pipes freeze. After all, they are safe from the snow, and there’s enough food to feed 400 students for a week. The boys aren’t too upset about staying the night at the school, especially because there are two pretty girls who are stuck with them.Īt first, being trapped in the school doesn’t seem so terrible. But as the snow continues to fall, they realize that no one is coming for them. Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up. Learn more at the snow started falling, students were excited to be released from school early. An editor at Sports Illustrated Kids for many years, he now writes full-time from his home in New York City. He is also the author of Trapped, an Indie Next List Selection, and Plunked, a New York Public Library best book of the year and an NPR Backseat Book Club selection. As the days add up, the snow piles higher, and the empty halls grow colder and darker, the mounting pressure forces a devastating decision.Michael Northrop is the New York Times bestselling author of TombQuest, an epic book and game adventure series featuring the magic of ancient Egypt. But then the power goes out, then the heat. Still, it doesn't seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly hot Krista and Julie are sleeping just down the hall. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive.Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week.
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