Red Fox road / Greenslade, Frances

Thirteen-year-old Francie and her parents set off on a road trip from British Columbia to the Grand Canyon. When they take a shortcut down an old logging road in Oregon, their truck hits a rock which destroys the oil pan. Francie's a little excited about being stuck in the middle of nowhere since she can use her survival skills. Her parents both set off to try and find help, leaving Francie alone in the woods. As the days stretch on, she begins to get desperate.

"Francie and her parents are on a spring road trip: driving from British Columbia, Canada to hike in the Grand Canyon. When a shortcut leads them down an old logging road, disaster strikes. Their truck hits a rock and wipes out the oil pan, They are stuck in the middle of nowhere. Francie can't help feeling a little excited--she'd often imagined how she'd survive if she got stranded in the bush, and now here they are. But will her survival skills--building fires, gathering dandelion leaves and fir needles for tea-be enough when hours stretch into days?"--Jacket flap.