Wildfire: A Novel | Rodman Philbrick

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385623 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wildfire: A Novel Author: Rodman Philbrick Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging wildfire as 12-year-old Sam is trapped by explosive flames and deadly smoke that threaten to take his life. Can he survive? Flames race toward Sam Castine's summer camp as evacuation buses are loading, but Sam runs back to get his phone. Suddenly, a flash of heat blasts him as pine trees explode. Now a wall of fire separates Sam from his bus, and there's only one thing to do: Run for his life. Run or die.Lungs burning, Sam's only goal is to keep moving. Drought has made the forest a tinderbox, and Sam struggles to remember survival tricks he learned from his late father. Then, when he least expects it, he encounters Delphy, an older girl who is also lost. Their unlikely friendship grows as they join forces to find civilization.The pace never slows, and eventually flames surround Sam and Delphy on all sides. A powerful bond is forged that can only grow out of true hardship -- as two true friends beat all odds and outwit one of the deadliest fires ever.At the end of the novel, information about wildfires and useful safety tips add to the reader's understanding of one of the US's most dangerous natural disasters.