Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick

Author:Rodman Philbrick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

As we lurch slowly along, avoiding potholes and tire-busting rocks in the fading light, Delphy has this fierce look on her face, like she wants to hold back the sunset. Like if she concentrates really hard, the sun will stay up long enough for us to find the summer camp.

I feel rotten about it, but there’s no way we’re going to get there before the sun goes down. And we can’t drive a rutted trail like this in the dark, especially with smashed headlights. No way.

When I suggest that we may have to pull over and wait until morning, she takes offense.

“Are you serious? Sleep in this smelly little Jeep? In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a big girl. Tall and big, remember? I barely fit in this seat as it is, and there’s no room to stretch out my legs.”

“Don’t be mad.” I slow the Jeep to a crawl.

“Who says I’m mad? Really, that’s what you think?” She takes a deep breath. “Okay, maybe a little bit mad. It’s just my ankle hurts wicked bad, and I really, really, really need a hot shower.”

“Soon,” I promise. “Soon.”

“One thing’s for sure, I’m not sleeping sitting up. Not again. Not when there’s a tree house available.”

She must be joking, right? But then she points, and for the first time I notice an enclosed platform built between two trees not far from the trail. Not a tree house. A deer stand.

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