Squeeze (Orca Sports)

Series: Orca Sports
Publication Date: 1 Sep. 2010
Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN 9781554693245

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    Byron is psyched when his older brother Jesse invites him on a weekend caving trip -- even if it means spending time with Cole, Jesse's obnoxious college roommate. With Jesse's girlfriend Michelle rounding out the group, Byron is sure the excursion will be a success.

    Things get tense when they near the cave only to find that the way in is blocked. Byron stumbles on the entrance to a new cave, but the thrill of his discovery is overshadowed by Cole's increasingly strange behaviour. Exploring a wild cave is always dangerous, but it becomes deadly as tempers fray and the water level inside the cave starts to rise. When an underground confrontation leaves his brother seriously injured, Byron has to make some life-or-death decisions -- and every second counts.

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    Book Type: Junior Chapter
    Age Group: 10 years +
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    Class Novel: No
    Good Reads Rating: /5
    Literary Rating: /5

    Review

    As a kid, Byron spent more time underground than aboveground. He, his brother Jesse, and their father are cavers -- they explore underground crevices and halls, surveying and mapping them and, sometimes, discovering new ones.

    Byron, Jesse, and their dad intend to go back to the Big Swiss, a cave they discovered on their last trip, and spend the weekend surveying and mapping it. But a sudden work crisis means his father can't go -- so Byron, Jesse, Jesse's insufferable roommate Cole, and Jesse's girlfriend Michelle go instead. When they discover that the entrance to the Big Swiss has been buried under a ton of debris, they search for a new cave and Byron is the one who finds it.

    But exploring the cave is not as straightforward as they think it will be. Soon, Cole -- involved with illegal business -- has betrayed and abandoned them in a cave filling with water. Jesse's ankle is broken, he's suffering from hypothermia and Michelle is hyperventilating -- Byron knows that if they're going to get out of the cave alive, it's up to him to escape and find help.

    A journey back through the cave brings dangers and eventually leads to Byron digging himself out from underground, but a rescue party is soon located, and Jesse and Michelle are saved.

    Featuring bravery, trust, and self-growth in the face of adversity, this is a thrilling and action-packed story.

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    Content Notes

    1. Reference to substances: a drug bust is mentioned, and police are described as raiding a house, although nothing violent happens (p. 20-21). 2. Language: bastard x 1.

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