' They are just kids from a church group, spending their vacation on a mission to build a school in a poor Central American country. I would highly recommend this book to other and I would also reading more novels by Andrew Klavan the author. This book super action packed and you will not be able to out is down. ' This is a great book about a group of young men and women caught in a country fighting against itself. If you have not read this book yet, you should. ' This is one of my all time favorite books, by one of my all time favorite authors.

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After reading so many YA dystopia novels this was a refreshing change.' Indeed, there is thin thread of faith during adversity in the book that, nevertheless, has an incredible tensile strength. Unless you count the bullets flying every which way, there's nothing inappropriate here. What I liked best, however, is that it's a book I can recommend to my whole family. Told from Will's viewpoint, this is a story of survival and maturing. Once the author sets the scene-pastoral and serene-the action begins.

There are guys with guns after them, and not everyone is going to make it out alive and unscathed. Now they're on the run with an ex-Marine whose sardonic attitude and humor remind me of Han Solo. It was supposed to be a simple act of charity, then a revolution swept through the country. He'll earn some service points and he can put up with the other kids-Nicky and Jim-who are almost stereotypes of the 'cheerleader' and the 'nerd.' Then there's Pastor Ron, and Meredith. 16-year-old Will is with a small team of teens in Central America on a mission to rebuild a school wall. 'Wow! I'd never read anything by Andrew Klavan before and now I'm anxious to see what else he's written. Their one dream is to reach freedom, safety, and home. Their one hope of escape lies with a veteran warrior who has lost his faith and may betray them at any moment. But streets full of killers, hills patrolled by armies, and a jungle rife with danger stand between them and the border.

Will and his friends have got to get out fast. Now, guns and terror are everywhere - and Americans are being targeted as the first to die. But in one sudden moment, everything went horribly wrong. In a poor, secluded mountain village, they won the hearts of the local people with their energy and kindness. High schooler Will Peterson and three friends journeyed to Central America to help rebuild a school. They came on a mission of mercy, but now they're in a fight for their lives.

If we survive by andrew klavan