Natalia’s throat was tight, her breathing Some of the small trees that bordered the trail, but hadn’t leapt into The flames were nibbling on the trunks of The flickering orange and yellow was a sharp contrast to theīright green ground cover. Some spots were still green, while in others theįire was thick, flaring up as it found new fuel, filling the air with Wildflowers and plants she didn’t know the names of. ItĬrackled and snapped as it crisped and then consumed ferns and Thing, like a dancer, like water, like a torn and fluttering flag. Hiking in the dark, they must reach the only way out―a foot bridge over a deep canyon―before the fire catches them. With no cell service, few supplies, and no clear way out of the burning forest, a group of strangers will have to become allies if they’re going to survive. For months, her co-worker Wyatt has begged her to come hiking with him, and Natalia finally agrees.īut when a wildfire breaks out, blocking the trail back, a perfect sunny day quickly morphs into a nightmare. Now she is cautious and always plays it safe. Six years ago, she barely survived the house fire that killed her baby brother. Natalia is not the kind of girl who takes risks. When a fire cuts off a popular trail in the Oregon forest, a small group trapped by the flames must find another way out―or die―in Playing with Fire, an unrelenting teen-vs-nature YA thriller by New York Times bestselling author April Henry.
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