The Survival Game / If Burl deserted him, his father would have won some stupid game.
Burl can't take any more bruises from his bullying father, so one day he runs away with just a penknife and a fishing lure in his pocket. Despite his survival skills, Burl knows he won't last long in the frozen Canadian wilderness, so he is filled with hope when he stumbles across Ghost Lake, and a secret that could save him. But his father is after him and Burl is dragged back into his dangerous games...
Shot through with dark secrecy and brutal tension, The Survival Game is a breathtaking story of emotional struggle and physical endurance, by the acclaimed author of The Boy in the Burning House, shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Book Prize.
