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The challenge, a novel, Danielle Steel

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The challenge

Danielle Steel

a novel

"A small community is tested when their children go missing while exploring a dangerous local peak, forcing them to band together during the crisis"--, Provided by publisherFishtail, Montana, is home to Anne and Pitt Pollock, local royalty, high school sweethearts, and owners of the successful Pollock ranch. The sprawling foothills of the Beartooth Mountains surround the town, overlooking the Pollocks' property and the nearby ranch belonging to Bill and Pattie Brown. Their sons Peter Pollock and Matt Brown are the best of friends. When they and two other local kids meet Juliet Marshall, new to town after her parents' bitter divorce, the five of them are soon inseparable, spending their summer days swimming, horseback riding, hiking, and fishing. One August afternoon takes a dangerous turn when the group find themselves trapped on Granite Peak. As their parents mount a massive search-and-rescue operation and a media frenzy ensues, heightening tensions test some already fragile relationships. --, Adapted from back cover