Will--a major character in the author's last book, The Bear--is once again presented with serious challenges deep in a Pacific Northwest forest. He has returned to his grandparents' resort, Bridal Veil Falls Lodge, for the summer. He and two cousins take a backpack trip up a dilapidated and highly dangerous mountain trail. The trail takes them to Lake Serene, a small mountain lake and potential state park. They spend a number of days at the lake...