B. Alexander offers this coming-of-age novel for several young people. These young people have a special bond from their participation in scouting. Scouting sets these teens on the right track and offers some incredible experiences, including hiking and camping. It provides leadership opportunities to other members of the troop, and they appear to be set to tackle life’s challenges. Unfortunately, as the teens grow to be young adults, the negative influences of their environments prove to be too much. Drugs, alcohol, violence, and the sheer will to survive overtake them. The morals from their youth experiences in scouting remain, but in the end, the challenges of the environment prove to be too much.
