Buzzard's Feast (Against the Odds)

I gave this book 4 stars because it was exciting with something always happening. Lots of suspense. A real page-turner. You really get to know and understand the characters. It has a touch of humor but not silly. I didn't give it 5 stars because I didn't think it was as good as Gator Prey -- not as descriptive and the characters in Gator Prey were more fun. I like animals and Gator Prey had more animals in it.

Henry and his little brother, Paul, who live with their mom in Los Angeles, are going to visit their dad in Los Vegas. To save their mom the money, Henry and Paul ride with Amber, a girl Henry knows from school, in an old, beat up van driven by Luke, Amber's nineteen year old brother. Then the van breaks down in the middle of the burning desert. Now they don't have enough food or water, and they're surrounded by dangers - poisonous snakes, scorpians, and spiders, buzzards, and open mine shafts. Can they survive all this?