In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Poppy and her brother are home alone when a nearby wildfire builds and threatens to burn down their farm.
Front cover tag line: They were safe...until the wind changed. Back cover tag line: Will they survive the blaze? Sixteen-year-old Poppy doesn't mind being in charge. Her dad is away fighting a wildfire, but she knows she can take care of the farm and her brother, Jed. But then the wind changes, and the wildfire heads straight for the farm. With no word from their dad and with smoke and flames in sight, Poppy and Jed must work together to get to safety.